Meanings
adjectivedog-cheap (comparative more dog-cheap, superlative most dog-cheap)
comparative more dog-cheap · superlative most dog-cheap
- obsoleteVery cheap.
The horse is dog cheap, and you will have a long day for your money.
1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage
Origin
From good cheap by transposition of consonants.
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dog-cheap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog-cheap
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