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white chip

white chip noun: a poker chip of low value.

Noun

white chip (plural white chips)

  1. A poker chip of low value.
    Antonyms:
    blue chip
  2. (figuratively) Anything of little significance or worth.
    • he refused an interim appointment as United States senator — Senator Nixon had died in office — because he did not want to be “just a white chip — a nobody – in Washington.1942, Richard Gordon Lillard, Desert Challenge: An Interpretation of Nevada
    • Your life ain't worth a white chip as it is...1985, Joyce Brandon, The lady and the outlaw

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pluralwhite chips

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Questions about white chip

What does white chip mean?
White chip means a poker chip of low value.
What part of speech is white chip?
White chip is a noun.
What is the plural of white chip?
The plural of white chip is white chips.

Words near white chip in the dictionary

  1. white cheese polypore
  2. white cheese polypores
  3. white chicory
  4. white chili
  5. white chilis
  6. white chip
  7. white chips
  8. white chlorophyll
  9. white chocolate
  10. white chocolates
  11. white choker

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