1
: being inferior, cheap, or worthless
cheapjack movie companies
2
: unscrupulously opportunistic
cheapjack speculators
Examples of cheapjack in a Sentence
Adjective
a cheapjack little watch that I wear on camping trips
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Noun
In the basements and dive bars a very different sound was happening -- and not just the sound of bottles of cheapjack whiskey smashing against the walls.
—John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 11 Jan. 2018
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“Cheapjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheapjack. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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