His parents were dirt-poor and could not afford to send their son to college.
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Dirt-poor
Synonyms for "dirt-poor"
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Translations
8 translations across 8 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- brandarm adj (very poor)
Dutch
1 entries- straatarm adj (very poor)
Finnish
1 entries- rutiköyhä adj (very poor)
German
1 entries- bettelarm adj (very poor)
Icelandic
1 entries- bláfátækur adj (very poor)
Irish
1 entries- beo bocht adj (very poor)
Polish
1 entries- przeubogi adj (very poor)
Spanish
1 entries- paupérrimo adj (very poor)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
He's dirt-poor.
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Tom is dirt-poor.
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In recent months, the dirt-poor peasants of Honduras have invaded farms and blockaded bridges to force the government to fulfill its promises.
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