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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.

  3. 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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cheapie1

First recorded in 1940–45; cheap + -ie

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