"cheapie" meaning in English

See cheapie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: cheapy [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːpi Etymology: From cheap + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cheap|ie}} cheap + -ie Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cheapie (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Cheap; inferior. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cheapie-en-adj-PZyM6cWI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 14 36 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 28 21 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 20 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 17 27 27

Noun

Forms: cheapies [plural], cheapy [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːpi Etymology: From cheap + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cheap|ie}} cheap + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheapie (plural cheapies)
  1. (informal) An item which is inexpensive. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cheapie-en-noun-OKsSxECt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 14 36 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 28 21 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 20 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 17 27 27
  2. (informal) An item of poor quality. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cheapie-en-noun-PV~R7px5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 14 36 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 28 21 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 20 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 17 27 27
  3. (informal) A person who is stingy, a miser. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cheapie-en-noun-OMYCyjPZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 14 36 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 28 21 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 20 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 17 27 27

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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