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cheap thrills

cheap thrills is the plural of cheap thrill.

Meaning of cheap thrill

Noun

cheap thrill (plural cheap thrills)

  1. (idiomatic) Something simple and inexpensive done for pleasure.
    • Rather than fulfilling its original function as an integral part of an emotional relationship, sex is for them little more than a cheap thrill, something that men "do" to women and for which women should be grateful.1990, Anne Dean, David Mamet: Language as Dramatic Action

Questions about cheap thrills

What is cheap thrills the plural of?
Cheap thrills is the plural of cheap thrill.

Words near cheap thrills in the dictionary

  1. cheap shot
  2. cheap shots
  3. cheap skate
  4. cheap skates
  5. cheap thrill
  6. cheap thrills
  7. cheap trick
  8. cheap tricks
  9. cheap tripper
  10. cheap trippers
  11. cheap-arse

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