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DIRT CHEAP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dirt cheap mean?
• DIRT CHEAP (adjective)
The adjective DIRT CHEAP has 1 sense:
1. very cheap
Familiarity information: DIRT CHEAP used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very cheap
Context example:
a dirt cheap property
Similar:
cheap; inexpensive (relatively low in price or charging low prices)
Context examples
“Five bob,” replied Miss Mowcher, “and dirt cheap, my chicken. Ain't I volatile, Mr. Copperfield?”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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