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adjective
1.
very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
adverb
2.
cheaply: They got it dirt-cheap.
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Dirt cheap
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
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Origin:
1815–25
1815–25
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
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]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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