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sixty-four thousand dollar question

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From the American TV game show The $64,000 Question, which debuted in 1955 as the first big-money quiz show.

noun sixty-four thousand dollar questions

  1. US, dated Synonym of million-dollar question.

    Similar: million-dollar question

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@misc{sixty_four_thousand_dollar_question_2026,
  title = {sixty-four thousand dollar question},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sixty-four%20thousand%20dollar%20question},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}