adv. & adj.
Very cheap: bought the property dirt-cheap; a dirt-cheap piece of property.
dirt-cheap
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dirt-cheap (dûrt'chēp') |
| Idioms: dirt cheap |
Very inexpensive, as in Their house was a real bargain, dirt cheap. Although the idea dates back to ancient times, the precise expression, literally meaning "as cheap as dirt," replaced the now obsolete dog cheap. [Early 1800s]
| WordNet: dirt cheap |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
very cheap
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- cheap (Idiom)
- cheap at twice the price (Idiom)
- Hayseed Dixie: No Sleep Till Liverpool (Music Film)
- dirt (Idiom)
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [Australia] (1976 Album by AC/DC)
- Dirty Deeds Indeed (World Band, '90s, 2000s)
- Cheapo Crypt Sampler (1995 Album by Various Artists)
- Forward 'Til Death: Sampler Compilation (1999 Album by Various Artists)
- The Best of Merle Haggard [St. Clair] (2005 Album by Merle Haggard)
- Members Edition (2003 Album by Steely Dan)
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap/The Razor's Edge (2007 Album by AC/DC)
- Rockabye Baby!: Lullaby Renditions of AC/DC (2008 Album by Various Artists)
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976 Album by AC/DC)
- Who Made Who (1986 Album by AC/DC)
