cheap as chips

English

Alternative forms

• cheap-as-chips

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

cheap as chips (not comparable)

1. (British, New Zealand, Australia, simile) Very cheap, not costing much.

Related terms

• cheap like borscht
• dirt cheap

Further reading

• “cheap as chips”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.