cheap jack

[cheep-jak]

cheap-jack

[cheep-jak]
noun
1.
a peddler, especially of inferior articles.
adjective
2.
of or suitable for a cheap-jack; cheap or inferior.
3.
without scruples or principles; underhanded: using cheap-jack methods to evict tenants.

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Cheap jack is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Also, cheap·jack, cheap-john [cheep-jon] .


Origin:
1850–55
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