cheapjack

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noun

cheap·​jack ˈchēp-ˌjak 

1

: a haggling huckster

2

: a dealer in cheap merchandise

cheapjack

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adjective

1

: being inferior, cheap, or worthless

cheapjack movie companies

2

: unscrupulously opportunistic

cheapjack speculators

Synonyms

Adjective

• bad
• bargain-basement
• bum
• cheap
• cheesy
• coarse
• common
• crappy [slang]
• cut-rate
• el cheapo
• execrable
• gimcrack
• inferior
• junky
• lousy
• low-grade
• low-rent
• mediocre
• miserable
• poor
• rotten
• rubbishy
• schlock
• schlocky
• shlock
• shlocky
• second-rate
• shoddy
• sleazy
• terrible
• trashy
• trumpery
• wretched

Examples of cheapjack in a Sentence

Adjective

a cheapjack little watch that I wear on camping trips

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In the basements and dive bars a very different sound was happening -- and not just the sound of bottles of cheapjack whiskey smashing against the walls. —John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 11 Jan. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Noun

cheap + the name Jack

First Known Use

Noun

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1