cheapy

[ chee-pee ]

noun

, plural cheap·ies,

1. cheapie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheapy¹

cheap + -y ²

Example Sentences

He began with a cheapy paperback titled “The Strange Sisterhood of Madam Adista,” followed by a more serious lesbian novel, eventually published as “Strange Are the Ways of Love.”

From Washington Post

"We might go on a last minute cheapy… being retired we can drop tools and go anytime," he says.

From BBC

These gadget graveyards fill up because we upgrade our phones, on average, once every 29 months and buy cheapy “disposable” tablets and other gear without thinking twice.

From Wall Street Journal

Everything I’d done had been low-budget, cheapy, on-the-streets.

From Washington Post

I imagine that some of Mr. Cheapy's outrage stems from the fact that a tea infuser is already one of the least necessary kitchen implements one can own.

From The Verge