chicken feed

chick·en feed

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chik-uh n feed]
- /ˈtʃɪk ən fid/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chik-uh n feed]
- /ˈtʃɪk ən fid/

Definitions of chicken feed words

uncountable noun chicken feed If you think that an amount of money is so small it is hardly worth having or considering, you can say that it is chicken feed. 3
noun chicken feed a trifling amount of money 3
noun chicken feed an insignificant sum of money 3
noun chicken feed an insignificant sum of money: He's so rich that $1000 is chicken feed to him. 1
noun chicken feed small change, as pennies and nickels. 1
noun chicken feed food for poultry 1

See all 9 definitions of chicken feed

Information block about the term

Origin of chicken feed

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chicken feed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chicken feed

chicken feed popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chicken feed usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for chicken feed

noun chicken feed

mickey mouse — trite and commercially slick in character; corny: mickey mouse music.
chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
pin money — any small sum set aside for nonessential minor expenditures.
pittance — a small amount or share.
pocket money — money for small, current expenses.

All 10 Synonyms of chicken feed