cheapie

noun

cheap·​ie ˈchē-pē 

: one that is cheap

especially : an inexpensively produced motion picture

cheapie adjective

Examples of cheapie in a Sentence

Her first camera was a cheapie.

Recent Examples on the Web

Then there’s season three, which feels like one of those particularly cruel straight-to-video cheapies. —Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024

Well, the Braves used the longball to win Game – but there wasn’t a cheapie in the bunch. —Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2020

Bart's homer against right-hander Luis Vasquez was not a Cactus League cheapie. —Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 22 Feb. 2020

Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. —Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2019

Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. —Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2019

Christian Jones got a bit of a cheapie when he was called for roughing the passer on Bills quarterback Josh Allen that negated an interception, but Tracy Walker had a bad personal foul for hitting tailback Frank Gore out of bounds in the leg. —Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2019

Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. —Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2019

Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. —Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cheapie

• creepy
• sleepy
• praecipe
• principe