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.
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