WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cheap•ie
(chē′pē),USA pronunciation [Informal.]
n.
adj.
n.
- Informal Termsa cheaply made, often inferior, product:The movie studio made a dozen cheapies last year.
- Informal Termsany item that is inexpensive as compared with others of its kind:All brands of margarine taste alike to me, so I buy a cheapie.
- Informal Termsa stingy or miserly person:That cheapie wouldn't buy anyone a gift!
adj.
- Informal Termsof, being, or pertaining to a cheap or inferior product:cheapie shoes.
- Informal Termsstingy;
miserly.
- cheap + -ie 1940–45
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