Definition of cheapjack
1
:a haggling huckster
2
:a dealer in cheap merchandise
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Origin and Etymology of cheapjack
Definition of cheapjack
1
:being inferior, cheap, or worthless
- cheapjack movie companies
2
:unscrupulously opportunistic
- cheapjack speculators
Examples of cheapjack in a Sentence
a cheapjack little watch that I wear on camping trips
First Known Use of cheapjack
1865
cheapjack Synonyms
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, wretchedAntonyms
excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior, top-notchRelated 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, ultracheapNear Antonyms
elegant, handsome, tasteful; handcrafted, polished, refinedLearn More about cheapjack
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