dirt cheap

adjective or adverb

Synonyms of dirt cheapnext
: exceedingly cheap

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Examples of dirt cheap in a Sentence

a dirt cheap little house that was the proverbial fixer-upper
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In Vermont, back-to-the-landers bought old hill farms for dirt cheap. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 But the dirt cheap cost of admission will help keep the overall price down on this ultimate theme park road trip. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026 Judd bought it in 1968, back when SoHo real estate was dirt cheap. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 10 Apr. 2026 Higher and higher resolution video and audio, increasingly portable devices, and dirt cheap storage. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dirt cheap

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dirt cheap was in 1819

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“Dirt cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirt%20cheap. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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