- Takes the noun/verb "Budget" to create an adjective possibly spawned from widening of the meaning of "budget" (a limited stock or supply) to a meaning of cheap.
Budget
adjective; zero derivation widening
something (or someone) that costs very little; inexpensive; cheap (pejorative)
Etymology : Derived from the noun, "Budget" from early 15c., "leather pouch," from Middle French bougette, diminutive of Old French bouge "leather bag, wallet, pouch," from Latin bulga "leather bag," of Gaulish origin (cf. Old Irish bolg "bag," Breton bolc'h "flax pod"), from PIE *bhelgh- (see belly (n.)).
Source : Girl 1: "Have you seen that new top she got?" Girl 2: "Girl, that blouse looks hella budget." (Conversation, 9-24-13)
Last modified: 25 November 2013