parish-pump

English

Etymology

Attributive form of parish pump.

Adjective

parish-pump

(Britain, dated, derogatory, figuratively) parochial, of local interest only; petty
parish pump politics

parish-pump squabbles

Usage notes

Not a real adjective, but a noun used attributively.

Further reading

“parish-pump”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
“parish-pump”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
“parish-pump” in the Collins English Dictionary
“parish-pump” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

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