Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chicken feed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: chick-en feed
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Food (usually grain) given to poultry.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A very small or insignificant quantity, especially of money.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A trivial or easy task; a piece of cake.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: pocket change, pocket money, chump change"
""Some of them old skinflints has no heart Al but why should I fight with a old man over chicken feed like $10?""
"The 20 per cent cut is chicken feed compared to us having to pay Moore compensation for the remaining 16 months […]"
"BMT [Basic Military Training] was literally ‘chicken feet’ compared to Officer Cadet School (OCS) […]"

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

chicken feeds (plural) chickenfeed (alternative) chicken-feed (alternative) chicken feet (alternative)

Synonyms

chicken scratch scratch pocket change pocket money chump change methamphetamine methamphetamine hydrochloride methedrine meth deoxyephedrine chalk crank

Questions

What does chicken feed mean?: Food (usually grain) given to poultry.

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