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chicken feed
chicken feedn. Slang A trifling amount of money.chicken feed n slang a trifling amount of money chick′en feed`
n. Slang. 1. an insignificant sum of money. 2. small change, as pennies and nickels. [1830–40, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  chicken feed - dry mash for poultry scratchmash - mixture of ground animal feeds | | 2. | chicken feed - an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressantdeoxyephedrine, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, chalk, crank, trash, glass, iceamphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depressioncontrolled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law |
chicken feednounSlang. A small or trifling amount of money:small change.Informal: peanut (used in plural).Slang: two bits.Translationschicken feed
chicken feedA very paltry or minuscule amount of money; the absolute minimum amount. Suzy's brother has a connection in the stadium, so we got these tickets for chicken feed! I had a few jobs during college working for chicken feed, but it was the only work I could get that fit in with my studies.See also: chicken, feedchicken feedFig. a small amount of anything, especially of money. (See also for chicken feed. Compare this with for peanuts.) Of course I can afford $800. That's just chicken feed. It may be chicken feed to you, but that's a month's rent to me.See also: chicken, feedchicken feedTrifling amount of money, as in I'm not going to mow lawns for $5 an hour-that's chicken feed. This expression alludes to the fact that chickens can be fed corn and wheat grains too small for other uses. [Slang; early 1800s] See also: chicken, feedchicken feed INFORMAL1. If an amount, usually of money, is chicken feed, it is very small, especially compared with another amount. The £70,000-a-year backing received from sponsors is chicken feed compared to the £20m budgets available to some of his rivals.2. If someone or something is chicken feed, they are insignificant, especially compared with another person or thing. There's Masters, too. He's the biggest threat. We're just chicken feed.See also: chicken, feedchicken feed a paltry sum of money. informalSee also: chicken, feedˈchicken feed (informal) a small and unimportant amount of money: My salary is chicken feed compared with hers.See also: chicken, feedchicken feed n. a small amount of money. (see also peanuts.) It may be chicken feed to you, but that’s a month’s rent to me. See also: chicken, feedchicken feed
Synonyms for chicken feednoun a small or trifling amount of moneySynonyms- small change
- peanut
- two bits
Synonyms for chicken feednoun dry mash for poultrySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochlorideSynonyms- deoxyephedrine
- meth
- methamphetamine
- methamphetamine hydrochloride
- Methedrine
- shabu
- chalk
- crank
- trash
- glass
- ice
Related Words- amphetamine
- pep pill
- upper
- speed
- controlled substance
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