- (strictly) from hunger
- (strictly) from hungerSl. very mediocre; acceptable only when nothing else is available. •
This kind of entertainment is from hunger.
•The singer was strictly from hunger.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
(strictly) from hunger
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