cheapie

or cheap·y

[ chee-pee ]

noun
  1. a cheaply made, often inferior, product: The movie studio made a dozen cheapies last year.

  2. any item that is inexpensive as compared with others of its kind: All brands of margarine taste alike to me, so I buy a cheapie.

  1. a stingy or miserly person: That cheapie wouldn't buy anyone a gift!

adjective
  1. of, being, or pertaining to a cheap or inferior product: cheapie shoes.

  2. stingy; miserly.

Origin of cheapie

1
First recorded in 1940–45; cheap + -ie

Words Nearby cheapie

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