dog-cheap

[ dawg-cheep, dog- ]
/ ˈdɔgˈtʃip, ˈdɒg- /
Informal.

adjective

very inexpensive.

adverb

very inexpensively.

Origin of dog-cheap

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby dog-cheap

dog's-tail, dog's-tongue, dog's-tooth check, dog-and-pony show, dog-catcher, dog-cheap, dog-day cicada, dog-doo, dog-ear, dog-eared, dog-eat-dog

Example sentences from the Web for dog-cheap

  • The only way is to do our Christmas shopping the day after Christmas; everything will be round still, and dog-cheap.

    The Daughter of the Storage |William Dean Howells

  • Stanihurst has described a fair in Dublin, and another in Waterford, where he says the wares were "dog-cheap."

    An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 |Mary Frances Cusack

  • "Thar's nuthin' in all this world so dog-cheap ez advice," said Uncle Ezra Mudge.

    Oklahoma Sunshine |Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller