borax
📖 Definitions
adjective
Cheap and showy.
noun
A white crystalline compound, also known as sodium borate, used in manufacturing, cleaning, etc.
💬 Usage Examples
“You’ve got to know your stuff before you go into a relatively cheap place and start buying, or you’ll run into trouble ... You know about borax, don’t you?” Emily Hahn; Francie Comes Home; Franklin Watts; 1956. “Al the furniture maven knew it was cheap stuff, borax.” Laurence Shames; Welcome to Paradise; Villard; 1999.