dirt-poor
adjEtymology
An inversion of the earlier poor as dirt (compare whip-smart or smart as a whip).
Definitions
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.
- A few years ago it was a dirt-poor outpost populated by rural migrants.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA