Functional Poor

This word defines a certain catergory of people*, who can afford to go to school abroad and go on vacation every year, but are poor.

*Not to be mistaken for rich or working-class.

“Oh Yusuf? Yea, he goes to school abroad and has a vacation every year, but don’t worry, he’s functional poor.”

Functionally Poor

Adjective describing a person(s) who has just enough money to go out to bars, movies, etc. but never enough to go grocery shopping

Being functionally poor, Lazar never has groceries but everyone at the bars knows him!

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