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cheapskate

English

Alternative forms

  • cheap skate, cheap-skate

Etymology

From cheap +? skate (“contemptible person”). Compare blatherskite.

Noun

cheapskate (plural cheapskates)

  1. Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
    Synonyms: miser; see also Thesaurus:miser
    Antonym: spendthrift
  2. (by extension) Someone who does not give freely.

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cheapie

English

Alternative forms

  • cheapy

Etymology

cheap +? -ie

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i?pi

Adjective

cheapie (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Cheap; inferior.
    • 2007, Joel Stein, "Has Jim Carrey Flipped Out?," Time, 14 Feb:
      And now he's made The Number 23, a cheapie $30 million horror film about a man consumed with numerology.

Noun

cheapie (plural cheapies)

  1. (informal) An item which is inexpensive.
  2. (informal) An item of poor quality.
  3. (informal) A person who is stingy, a cheapskate.

References

  • cheapie at OneLook Dictionary Search

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