also: びんぼうした
poor person's taste; unsophisticated palate
Colloquial term for someone who cannot tell good food from bad, often because they are used to cheap or simple meals. Can be self-deprecating or teasing.
He has an unsophisticated palate, so he can't appreciate expensive food.
私、貧乏舌で、コンビニのおにぎりで十分満足しちゃうんだよね。
I have a poor person's taste; I'm perfectly happy with convenience store rice balls.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading びんぼうじた is more common than びんぼうした.
Alternate reading; less common than びんぼうじた.
Compound of 貧乏 (poverty) and 舌 (tongue), literally 'poverty tongue'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose as a colloquial expression for a palate accustomed to cheap food.