parish pump
📖 Definitions
noun
A water pump shared by people within a small area.
adjective
Of local, often trivial, interest or importance.
💬 Usage Examples
“[Patricia Anne Churchill] wanted the paper, through feature pages, to cover subjects of greater interest ... and make the paper less parish-pump.” Paul Elenio; Pat Tested Boundaries, Shaped the Post; Dominion Post (Wellington, New Zealand); Aug 15, 2015.