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"Poverty Beams" are the glare producing headlights that lower class and/or undereducated persons have created by putting cheap HID retrofit plug and play capsules into older, conventional halogen headlight housings, in a vain, failed attempt make their old, valueless car appear more modern and upscale. The telltale glare of Poverty Beams is like a bat-signal of poorness that alerts anyone within visible range that the owner of said $80 ebay modification doesn't have two nickels to rub together. The bright glare of poverty beams is a failed attempt by the lower class to mimick the bright, white light emitted by projector HID headlights that modern, luxurious cars come from the factory with. The problem that said lower class persons don't understand is that a projector lens is needed in front of the extremely bright light emitted by an HID arc to focus it. Poverty beams result in a tell-tale glare to oncoming drivers because an HID arc scattered by a conventional halogen reflector results in a bright but unfocused beam, and poor quality pattern. Most often seen on $1500 junker police auction crown vics, chevy impalas, old expeditions, and lots of old junk imports like Honda civics. A real projector HID retrofit can be performed to most older cars to update their headlight performance to be on par with modern cars that come standard with projector HID's, but none of the cars you will see Poverty Beams on are ever worth such cost.
Look at the Poverty Beams coming down the road on that vomit comet crown vic. Damn, you know that guy works at Burger King.
by NUTBAGZILLA September 17, 2013
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Poverty

When your family dosen't have any money and lives a horrible existence. It's really not anything to joke about.

Poverty is when your family is lazy and live in section 8 housing units and get state government checks just to get by.

Poverty is when you get made fun of for not wearing anything clean or nice to school and being known as one of "poorest kids at school" and laughed at.

Poverty is when no one likes you at school because of it.

Poverty is when your mom keeps having baby after baby just to get her welfare check to support her habit.

Poverty is when your mom gives you up and no one likes you and you wonder if you'll end up the same as her.
Poverty is a hellish existence and I live it.
by Sarah Fogarty.> April 26, 2010
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Poverty Knob

On top of Nigger Run Rd. Poverty knob is known for hosting such events as " Pack it up for Poverty" and the infamous "redneck reffer bash". If you find yourself on this knob, your probably drunk as fuck, so BE CARELESS !!!!
MAN 1:"Hey man, where you at"?
MAN 2:"I am on poverty knob,its on nigger run rd.
MAN 1:"What the fuck"?
by riffle bum October 31, 2011
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poverty

Moneyless, Broke, Lame, Weak
His family was in such poverty they had to get clothes from Salvation Army.
by SalvatoreWuzHere October 5, 2006
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Poverty Pete

When the party is over, this is who Party Pete becomes.
Guy 1: Poverty Pete owes me money.

Guy 2: Me too, what an asshole.
by peteypablo204 February 19, 2010
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Poverty

Poverty is a state of being extremely poor and born children a born with extreme poverty. It is a condition where people's basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are not being met.
Chile has EXTREME poverty.
by Shehad(instagram: s_alfadala ) November 28, 2017
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Period Poverty

Period poverty is the lack of access to: period products, clean and private bathrooms, a safe space, and information and education about your period.
You can help make period poverty a thing of the past by donating to Period.org.
by knowwhatimean? November 25, 2021
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