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cheap·o

 (chē′pō) Slang
adj.
Cheap.
n. pl. cheap·os
One who is cheap.
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cheapo

(ˈtʃiːpəʊ)
n, pl cheapos
something that is very cheap and possibly shoddy
adj
very cheap and possibly shoddy
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cheap•ie

(ˈtʃi pi)
Informal. n.
1. an item less expensive than others of its kind, esp. a cheaply made, often inferior product.
2. a stingy or miserly person.
adj.
3. cheap or inferior.
[1940–45]
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cheapo

[ˈtʃiːpəʊ] ADJbaratejo
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cheapo

[ˈtʃiːpəʊ] adjbon marché(e)
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cheapo

nBilligartikel m, → billiges Ding (inf)
adj (inf)Billig-; cheapo videoBilligvideo nt
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The side-swinging breechblock was a common arrangement on everything from good grade targeteers (such as yours) down to little pocket cheapies. For your information, in 1930, a pistol such as yours sold for $5.36.
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Shoppers who abandon their local fashion boutiques in favour of the chain store cheapies are no different from those people who ignore their local butcher, baker and grocer in order to shop at one of the major supermarkets.
Those leather-covered or lacquered cheapies in a drugstore's bargain barrel will burn hot, and so will you after trying to fire one up.
The team is a collection of cheapies and loan signings trying to gel.
Hondas have reasonable repair costs too but all of the other cheapies are European, including Citroen, Renault, Peugeot, Ford, SEAT, Vauxhall, Volkswagen and Fiat.
Hondas have reasonable repair costs, too, but all of the other cheapies are European, including Citroen, Renault, Peugeot, Ford, SEAT, Vauxhall, Volkswagen and Fiat.
A decade ago the Czech cars were cheapies trying to shake off their shoddy reputation - but those cars actually cost more than today's highly-respected newcomers.