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dirt poor

dirt poor is the alternative form of dirt-poor.

Meaning of dirt-poor

Adjective

dirt-poor (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) In a condition of extreme poverty.
    • In recent months, the dirt-poor peasants of Honduras have invaded farms and blockaded bridges to force the government to fulfill its promises.1975 August 18, “Religion: Blood and Land”, in Time
    Antonyms:
    filthy rich

Questions about dirt poor

What is dirt poor the alternative form of?
Dirt poor is the alternative form of dirt-poor.

Words near dirt poor in the dictionary

  1. dirt jumping
  2. dirt nap
  3. dirt naps
  4. dirt pie
  5. dirt pies
  6. dirt poor
  7. dirt road
  8. dirt roads
  9. dirt sandwich
  10. dirt sandwiches
  11. dirt stache

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