- a variation of cheapie.
cheapy
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"It’s a high-quality scooter. And it comes with a certain status. It’s classy, you know. It's not like the cheapy scooters that you see on the road all the time. Vespa is special," Stover added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Everything I’d done had been low-budget, cheapy, on-the-streets.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2015
BST05:34 “Any ideas what my chances are for my cheapy day-five ticket getting to see some action?” wonders Chris Green.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2015
“Any ideas what my chances are for my cheapy day-five ticket getting to see some action?” wonders Chris Green.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2015
“You might invest in a really expensive pair of boots that we’re going to keep for three or four seasons or we buy some cheapy knockoffs just to wear that season because it’s fashionable.”
From Forbes ● Mar. 10, 2015
The Kraken can add a goal here or there, reduce some cheapies and quickly turn losses into wins.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Variety called the movie “nothing more than an updated ’70s version of the Sam Katzman rock music cheapies of the ’50s.”
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
He quickly wound up in cheapies like “Island of Desire,” “The Steel Lady” and “The Sea Chase” before working with such directors as Sidney Lumet, Arthur Penn and John Frankenheimer.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2015
We haven't got the firepower to go out and buy expensive horses, so it's nice when my little cheapies come and do the job.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2013
But I’d advise against getting either one of these cheapies.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2012
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