Phrase guide

dirt cheap

adj · adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Very cheap; easily affordable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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2

adv

Meaning 2

Very cheaply; at an easily affordable price.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

very cheap

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a dirt cheap property

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History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 平到爛 /平到烂 (peng4 dou3 laan6) — easily affordable
  • Dutch: spotgoedkoop — easily affordable
  • Finnish: sikahalpa — easily affordable
  • German: spottbillig — easily affordable
  • Hungarian: potom olcsó — easily affordable
  • Icelandic: hræódýr — easily affordable
  • Irish: an-saor — easily affordable
  • Irish: ar shladmhargadh — easily affordable
  • Italian: regalato — easily affordable
  • Polish: tani jak barszcz — easily affordable
  • Russian: за бесце́нок (za bescénok) — easily affordable
  • Russian: по дешёвке (po dešóvke) — easily affordable
  • Russian: копе́ечный (kopéječnyj) — easily affordable
  • Russian: грошо́вый (grošóvyj) — easily affordable
  • Swedish: skitbillig — easily affordable
  • Vietnamese: rẻ mạt — easily affordable
  • Vietnamese: giá tụt quần — easily affordable