à deux balles

French

Etymology

Literally, “at two francs”, i.e. very inexpensive.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a dø bal/
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Adjective

à deux balles (invariable)

  1. (informal, figuratively) cheap, tasteless
    Synonyms: à deux sous, à deux francs
    blague à deux balles ― tasteless joke
    humour à deux balles ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    phrase à deux balles ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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