chicken feed

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chicken feed

n. Slang

A trifling amount of money.

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chicken feed

slang a trifling amount of money

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chick′en feed`

n. Slang.

1. an insignificant sum of money.

2. small change, as pennies and nickels.

[1830–40, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	chicken feed - dry mash for poultry scratch mash - 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 suppressant deoxyephedrine, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, chalk, crank, trash, glass, ice amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law

chicken feed

noun

Slang. A small or trifling amount of money:

small change.

Informal: peanut (used in plural).

Slang: two bits.

Translations

chicken feed

n (fig) he earns chicken feed → guadagna una miseria

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Well, the saving on chemical pesticides that I would try every summer was about two to three months worth the price of chicken feed. Plus, they are entertaining to watch go through some of their day.

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And the 23-year-old's [euro]250,000 a week salary is hardly chicken feed.

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Someone who could term his PS250,000pa cheque for writing a Telegraph column (at the same time as being Mayor of London) as 'chicken feed' could hardly be described as a man of the people.