dog-cheap

[ dawg-cheep, dog- ]

adjective

1. very inexpensive.

adverb

1. very inexpensively.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dog-cheap¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

“We know that in reality marriage is dog cheap,” says a character in “A Hazard,” “and anybody can have it for the asking.”

From Washington Post

Maybe a hot dog—cheap, easy and delicious—would hit the spot.

From Wall Street Journal

A storekeeper in Massachusetts advertises ten pounds of sausages for a dollar, whereupon the Boston Bee exclaims—dog cheap.

From Slate

James Ballantyne got me one very handsome bright steel cuirassier of Queen Elizabeth's time, and two less perfect, for �20—dog cheap; they make a great figure in the armory.

From Project Gutenberg

Very cheap, said Ben, three large rolls for three-pence: quite dog cheap!

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cheap
• reasonable