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cheap as chips

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
cheap- as chips
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very cheap, not costing much.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

Etymology

From being inexpensive, similar to chips (“French fries”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

cheap-as-chips (alternative)

Phrases

cheap like borscht dirt cheap

Frequently Paired Words

cheap like borscht dirt cheap

Questions

What does cheap as chips mean?
Very cheap, not costing much.
Where does cheap as chips come from?
From being inexpensive, similar to chips (“French fries”).

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