Poverty franchise

It is when a sports franchise team performs poorly on a habitual basis. They rack up losing records, wasting young talent and draft picks. It is also a monetary matter.

1. — Do you think the Detroit Pistons will make the Playoffs by next year?
2. — Heck no! They’re a poverty franchise.

by AyoJelani June 28, 2023

Poverty franchise

A scumbag team full of scumbag fans and players who only really care when in contention. A franchise who used to have glory but clearly has been out of the glory days for so long that half of their “fans” who cheer for their team three nights a year have no memory of the glory days because they’ve sucked for so long.

The New York Yankees are such a poverty franchise dude. It’s hilarious.

by Shoeless Kemp October 22, 2019

Poverty franchise

Poverty franchise is used when describing a team in sports that is sometimes good and majority of the time terrible

Bro the Cincinnati bengals are such a poverty franchise. Only people named Dominic with down syndrome like the bengals

by Dom has down syndrome June 8, 2022

Poverty Franchise

When a team has ZERO championships or it’s been a really long time since they’ve won one.

Friend: How many rings do the Padres have?
Me: None they’re a poverty franchise😹

by tpaDawg April 18, 2023

Poverty Franchise

When your team goes 0-4 without kyren williams and thinks they are contending.

Kiss me Kelce is a poverty franchise.

by 69xx_fortnite_twizzy_xx6969 November 22, 2023

Poverty Franchise

A sports team with a history of failure with little to no success.

Did you hear? The San Diego Padres are having a parade for almost winning a playoff series against the Dodgers. What a poverty franchise hahaha they are so bad they celebrate almost winning!

by shrekoislove November 4, 2025