poverty porn

Maury, Jerry Springer, and any show that purposefully uses the extremely poor and/or desperate uneducated people to exploit them for the purpose of entertainment.

"Every time I see a show that involves poor people fighting, it just gives me the worst poverty porn vibe."

by Nenona571 October 20, 2013

poverty-ridden

To describe as an adjective to an area, region, place or to a community or populace as full of poverty

The slums are usually poverty-ridden ratholes.
Children from poverty-ridden communities are less ready for school.

by Orthodoxus July 28, 2016

poverty chrome

Duct Tap

Just slap some of that poverty chrome on to fix it

by Outdoorsaddix October 24, 2019

Poverty Puffs

Those big ass bags of cheap cereal near grocer's freezer. Patent Pending CL 2/24/16

Hey Todd, That's a big ass bag of "Poverty Puffs". Yes it is Bill. Yes it is!

Mom! Can Bill have some "Poverty Puffs"? No he can not Son. No he can not!

cereal breakfastbooty

by I AM CL August 31, 2016

poverty dick

This term is often used by women to refer to men that they sleep with, despite these men's poverty and/or unemployment.

Women1: Do you see a future with him?
Women2: If there is a future, he'll have to get a job and stop being just my poverty dick.

by SlackjawJim November 3, 2017

poverty pack

A six-pack created not by exercise, but because of eating little food because of the financial situation.

"Did you see Ricky's six-pack?"
"I mean, ya, but it's a poverty pack bruh"

by ricky dinardo March 5, 2020

Poverty program

A college or sports team that sucks and usually has a large budget, but appears to be poor and unskilled. Most commonly used in college sports where the best teams are typically better funded.

Person 1: “bro we just shit on iowa state yesterday.”
Person 2: “Dude, it doesn’t matter, they have always been an absolute poverty program.”
Person 1:”damn, you right.”

by GOODGUYBRENDEN June 28, 2022