store-bought

[ stawr-bawt, stohr- ]

/ ˈstɔrˈbɔt, ˈstoʊr- /

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adjective Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

commercially made rather than homemade.

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Origin of store-bought

First recorded in 1900–05

Gambling, girls; you could buy a pint of moonshine for a dime, store-bought whiskey for a quarter.
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Sally ate it with maple syrup; at home we ate the store-bought kind with ketchup.
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The savings over comparable store-bought shaving systems ranges from 30 to 60 percent.
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Power failures, crumbling roads and scarcity of store bought goods from butter to toilet paper are rampant.
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It also offered yet another chance to discuss the politics of black hair, store bought or otherwise.
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On de way from Columbia dey had lots of store-bought things to eat.
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In 1928 I traded a pair of store-bought boots to my uncle Neville Dobie for his copy of this book.
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