cheap and cheerful in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more cheap and cheerful",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most cheap and cheerful",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "text": "There's a cheap and cheerful coffee shop on the next street which sells quite a good selection of sandwiches.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not of bad quality, or otherwise enjoyable, despite being cheap."
      ],
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        [
          "enjoyable",
          "enjoyable"
        ],
        [
          "cheap",
          "cheap"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK) Not of bad quality, or otherwise enjoyable, despite being cheap."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "cheap and nasty"
        },
        {
          "word": "rough and ready"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cheap and cheerful"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more cheap and cheerful",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most cheap and cheerful",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "cheap and cheerful (comparative more cheap and cheerful, superlative most cheap and cheerful)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cheap and nasty"
    },
    {
      "word": "rough and ready"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "British English",
        "English adjectives",
        "English coordinated pairs",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
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        "English terms with usage examples"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There's a cheap and cheerful coffee shop on the next street which sells quite a good selection of sandwiches.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not of bad quality, or otherwise enjoyable, despite being cheap."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
        [
          "enjoyable",
          "enjoyable"
        ],
        [
          "cheap",
          "cheap"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK) Not of bad quality, or otherwise enjoyable, despite being cheap."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cheap and cheerful"
}

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"cheap and cheerful" meaning in English

Adjective