Definition of pre-owned

pre-owned    

adjective

• euphemism for "used."

  I'm going to go shopping for pre-owned clothes.

  I sell pre-owned stuffed animals.

  • See more words with the same meaning: old, retro, antiquated.

  Last edited on Apr 17 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'old, retro, antiquated':
styling	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
OG	Definitions include: acronym of "original gangsta" meaning an older gangsta.
lo-fi	Definitions include: old-fashioned.
late	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "later", i.e. "goodbye".
Methuselated	Definitions include: old.
long in the tooth	Definitions include: old.
aughts, the	Definitions include: the decade from 2000 to 2009.
sassy	Definitions include: styling.
backwards	Definitions include: outdated.
tired	Definitions include: outdated, tacky.
antwacky	Definitions include: old-fashioned; unstylish.
last-year	Definitions include: outdated, antiquated, old.

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Other terms relating to 'own':
after (one's) own heart	Definitions include: having the same ideas, beliefs, or behavior as one's self.
a taste of (one's) own medicine	Definitions include: the experience of some unpleasantness that one gives to others.
beat (one's) own drum	Definitions include: to praise one's self.
blow (one's) own horn	Definitions include: to be aggressive in communicating one's own achievements.
blow (one's) own trumpet	Definitions include: to praise one's self.
BYO	Definitions include: "bring your own..."
BYOB	Definitions include: acronym for "bring your own beer", "bring your own bottle", or "bring your own booze".
BYOW	Definitions include: "bring your own wine".
come into (one's) own	Definitions include: to reach a point in one's development where one's comfortable with one's self.
DYOH	Definitions include: acronym for "do your own homework".
eat (one's) own dog food	Definitions include: for a company's products to be used internally.
get owned	Definitions include: See own.
know (one's) own name	Definitions include: Clueless.
like (one's) own brand	Definitions include: to enjoy the smell of one's own flatulence.
mind (one's) own beeswax	Definitions include: "mind (one's) own business."
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Other terms relating to 'pre':
PMS	Definitions include: pre-menstrual syndrome, to be grumpy or moody.
pre-cum	Definitions include: pre-ejaculate.
pre-funk	Definitions include: to drink (alcohol) with friends, before going out to a bar, clubs, parties etc.
pre-game	Definitions include: to drink (alcohol) with friends before going out to a bar or party.
prehab	Definitions include: the period during which one drinks or does drugs, i.e. before one goes to rehab.
pre-postal	Definitions include: On edge, ready to go postal, agitated.

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