piece of goods
The term "piece of goods" can refer to both a single item of merchandise and, in outdated slang, a person in a derogatory manner.
Definition
B2Commerce
(general)A single item or unit of merchandise.
Example
- The shopkeeper sold each piece of goods at a discounted price.
B2Textile
(technical)A portion or segment of a larger quantity of fabric or textile.
Example
- The tailor cut a piece of goods from the roll of fabric.
C2Slang
(informal, derogatory, obsolete)An outdated and derogatory term for a person, often implying they are ordinary or unremarkable.
Example
- He dismissively referred to the new employee as just another piece of goods.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "piece of goods":
bill of goodspiece of workpiece of someonepiece of meatpiece of asspiece outpiece of the piepiece of junkwet goodspiece of paperpiece of garbageof a piecepiece of trash