cheapjack

²cheapjack

adj

Definition of CHEAPJACK

1

: being inferior, cheap, or worthless <cheapjack movie companies>

2

: unscrupulously opportunistic <cheapjack speculators>

Examples of CHEAPJACK

1. <a cheapjack little watch that I wear on camping trips>

First Known Use of CHEAPJACK

1865

Related to CHEAPJACK

Synonyms: 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 (or schlocky also shlock or shlocky), second-rate, shoddy, sleazy, terrible, trashy, trumpery, wretched

Antonyms: excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior, top-notch

Related Words: useless, valueless, worthless; indifferent, lackluster, second-class; brummagem, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, kitsch, kitschy, meretricious, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry; seedy, shabby, tacky; counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham; supercheap, ultracheap

Near Antonyms: elegant, handsome, tasteful; handcrafted, polished, refined

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