cheapie

American  

[chee-pee] / ˈtʃi pi /

Or cheapy

noun

1. a cheaply made, often inferior, product.

   The movie studio made a dozen cheapies last year.

2. any item that is inexpensive as compared with others of its kind.

   All brands of margarine taste alike to me, so I buy a cheapie.

3. a stingy or miserly person.

   That cheapie wouldn't buy anyone a gift!

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adjective

1. of, being, or pertaining to a cheap or inferior product.

   cheapie shoes.

2. stingy; miserly.

Etymology

Origin of cheapie

First recorded in 1940–45; cheap + -ie