pov adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •(informal, slang) Poor; impoverished; cheap.Phantazeum is still in existence, on Chapel Street (the more pov end, not the yuppy end) ... — 1999 noun1 •(slang) A poor person; a pauper.Well, mayor, it's based on the cash grab, but instead of money, the cans of food are blown around inside the capsule. The pov inside catches as many as he can to feed his family. — 1997 formspovs · more pov · most pov
POV noun6 •The (cognitive, mental, or emotional) viewpoint of a certain person; (attributively) from that viewpoint.By this time we might suspect that he had not been looking at her in the previous shot, and that the bird shot had been from his pov. — 1988 •The vantage point of a particular person; (attributively) from that vantage point.POV videos •Initialism of point of view. •A discourse marker signalling "imagine, if you will, being in the situation that this text, photo, or video depicts", even in cases where third-person viewpoint exists; compare also fourth wall joke. •Initialism of privately owned vehicle. •Initialism of percentage of volume, a type of securities trading algorithm. formsPOVs · PoVs · povs