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单词 chicken feed
释义

chicken feed

noun

slang
: a paltry sum (as in profits or wages)

Synonyms

  • chump change
  • dime
  • hay
  • mite
  • peanuts
  • pin money
  • pittance
  • shoestring
  • song
  • two cents
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Example Sentences

The project cost almost a million dollars, which isn't exactly chicken feed. Ten bucks? That's chicken feed!
Recent Examples on the Web My grandmother was running around in the hot San Fernando Valley sun at 72, hauling big bags of rabbit feed and chicken feed around. Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 One day, the farmer heads out on a journey, taking along the friendly fox, two chickens, and a huge sack of chicken feed. Richard Malena, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2022 The winning rooster's owner takes home a $5 prize and a bag of chicken feed. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2022 The first cargo ship to leave Ukraine, the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, left Odessa on Aug. 1 heading for Lebanon with 26,000 metric tons of corn for chicken feed. Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 The ship is carrying some 26,000 tons of corn for chicken feed. Bassem Mroue, ajc, 7 Aug. 2022 The Turkish Ministry of National Defense tweeted a picture of an inspector reaching into the Razoni's hold and touching some of its 26,527 tons of corn for chicken feed. Zeynep Bilginsoy, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 The Turkish Ministry of National Defense tweeted a picture of an inspector reaching into the Razoni’s hold and touching some of its 26,527 tons of corn for chicken feed. Zeynep Bilginsoy, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2022 And with all due apologies to one of the best mascots in broadcasting history, that ain’t chicken feed. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

chicken feed

noun

slang
as in dime
a very small sum of money I'm sick of working for chicken feed—I want a job where I can bring home some real dough

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dime
  • peanuts
  • pin money
  • two cents
  • hay
  • chump change
  • petty cash
  • pittance
  • shoestring
  • spending money
  • pocket money
  • song
  • mite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • mint
  • funds
  • capital
  • means
  • bundle
  • megabuck(s)
  • big buck(s)
  • king's ransom
  • fortune
  • wad
  • wealth
  • treasure
  • bankroll
  • boodle
  • treasure trove
  • wherewithal
  • riches
  • opulence
  • pot
  • mine
  • pile
  • pelf
  • treasury
  • heap
  • bonanza
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