Claytons.
Inferior substitute, unsatisfactory compromise, or ersatz.
Meaning & usage
Inferior substitute, unsatisfactory compromise, or ersatz.
Where this word comes from
From a non-alcoholic drink called Claytons named after the Clayton brothers and promoted in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s as “the drink you have when you′re not having a drink”. The drink itself did not impress consumers and is now all but forgotten.
plural of Clayton
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