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povely

Your outfit looks really povely today.
by Macy Livingston January 6, 2009
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Povel

A portmanteau of poverty and hovel. Less than salubrious housing.
My mate Steve lives in a povel down Albert Street
by Irtuk October 21, 2020
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Povel

Name: Like shovel, but with a 'p'
Hey, meet my mate Povel. It's like shovel, but with a 'p'.
by QUICKRAM September 17, 2013
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povey

A term for the last finishing drinker or drinkers as it can be a collective, As you are waiting for the last person(s) to drink up: 'come on povey, drink up'

Has been adapted to also include anything that is slow, particaularly slow drivers, queues and bands that take ages to come on stage.

Slow Rover drivers can also be called "Povers", derived from a mix of povey and Rover.
"Stop being a povey and drink up"
"Come on povey!"
"Grrr, this guy is being such a povey"
by '74 '75 June 27, 2006
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Povey

Description of a pov; someone who has bad taste, hygeine and is unconforming to many unspoken rules, and never makes an effort to impress or show off, similar to, but not the same as, a chav.
Fix those curtains, it looks Povey
by VJ Ganesh January 15, 2011
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povel

Jamie is a povel
by scaryboat5 June 20, 2023
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ponely

A word rhyming with lonely, it means when you are not in the company of a "special" friend of the opposite sex.
Goodness, I'm so ponely
Tell me about it, ponely is my middle name.
by Becaww October 19, 2009
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