Meanings
adjectivecheap as chips (not comparable)
alternative cheap-as-chips
- AustraliaNew ZealandUKnot comparablesimileVery cheap, not costing much.
Origin
From being inexpensive, similar to chips (“French fries”).
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cheap as chips. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheap%20as%20chips
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“cheap as chips.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheap%20as%20chips. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheap as chips,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheap%20as%20chips.
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