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parish–pump
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parish–pump
(adjective)
parish–pump
adjective
parish–pump
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARISH–PUMP
always used before a noun
British, old-fashioned + disapproving
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only important or interesting to people in a small area
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parish-pump
politics.
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