chump change

Meaning

  1. (US, idiomatic, uncountable) An amount of remuneration, reward, or other monetary recompense considered to be insultingly small.
  2. (US, idiomatic, uncountable) A sum of money considered to be insignificant.

Translations

xavalla

petite monnaie

small change

efectivi

Etymology

From the idea that only chumps would fall for it. The neutral sense is an extension from the sense concerning indignation.

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