cheapie

English

Alternative forms

• cheapy

Etymology

cheap +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːpi

Adjective

cheapie (not comparable)

1. (informal) Cheap; inferior.
   • 2007, Joel Stein, "Has Jim Carrey Flipped Out?," Time, 14 Feb:

     And now he's made The Number 23, a cheapie $30 million horror film about a man consumed with numerology.

Noun

cheapie (plural cheapies)

1. (informal) An item which is inexpensive.
2. (informal) An item of poor quality.
3. (informal) A person who is stingy, a cheapskate.

References

• “cheapie”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.