| 词汇 | chump change |
| 词源 | chump change. “He is making $146,000 a year; not nearly what he’s making as a commentator, but not chump change ei- ther” (a Washington correspondent). The term, meaning chicken feed, a small amount of money, is said to be black En- glish first recorded in 1967, but several authorities say it dates back to the 1950s. |
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