[cheep-jak] 
| 1. | a peddler, esp. of inferior articles. |
| 2. | of or suitable for a cheap-jack; cheap or inferior. |
| 3. | without scruples or principles; underhanded: using cheap-jack methods to evict tenants. |
[cheep-jon] .
| cheap·jack (chēp'jāk') n. A peddler or dealer of cheap goods. adj. Inferior in quality or value; tawdry: "cheapjack moviemaking . . . that feeds on the low taste of the mob" (Judith Crist). |