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cheapie

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -iːpi
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Cheap; inferior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: el cheapo, low-cost, daddocky, poor man's, bargainous, brand X, budget, cheap, cheapie, cheapo, cheesy, competitive, economic, economical, inexpensive, low-end, low-priced, nickel, sixpenny, tinhorn, two a penny, unexpensive, BTEC, cullionly, inferior, less than, nonsuperior, pound-shop, second best, suckworthy, sucky, streets behind, ticky-tacky

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An item which is inexpensive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheapo, tack, ticky-tack, cheapie, tawdry

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An item of poor quality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: garbage, hunk of junk, slop, cheapie, crapola, gash, load of bull, load of crap, load of shit, piece of crap, piece of garbage, piece of junk, piece of shit, piece of trash, pile of crap, pile of shit, rubbish, schlock, tripe

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A person who is stingy, a miser.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheapskate, niggard, skinflint, carl, cheapass, cheapie, cheapo, churl, clutchfist, el cheapo, last of the big spenders, magpie, miser, moneygrubber, muckworm, nickel nurser, nig, nigon, nipcheese, nipfarthing, penny-father, penny pincher, pickpenny, piker, pinch-commons, pinch-gut, pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, scrimp, scrooge, snudge, squirrel, tight-arse, tightwad

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cheap + -ie.