a poor man's

a poor man's somebody/something

someone or something that is similar to a well-known person or thing but is not as good He was only ever a mediocre singer - they used to call him 'the poor man's Frank Sinatra'. 'So what did you think of the film?' 'It was just a poor man's 'Pulp Fiction'.'

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iverson	['aivəsn]
Pelagiya	pye-lah-GEE-yah, pee-lah-GEE-yah	Russian
Elfleda	-	English (Archaic)
Gisila	-	Ancient Germanic
Ea (2)	-	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Eutropius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)