cheap-jack

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheep jak]
- /tʃip dʒæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheep jak]
- /tʃip dʒæk/

Definitions of cheap-jack word

noun cheap-jack a person who sells cheap and shoddy goods 3
adjective cheap-jack shoddy or inferior 3
noun cheap-jack a peddler of cheap, inferior articles 3
adjective cheap-jack cheap, inferior, base, etc. 3
noun cheap-jack a peddler, especially of inferior articles. 1
adjective cheap-jack of or suitable for a cheap-jack; cheap or inferior. 1

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Origin of cheap-jack

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Cheap-jack

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cheap-jack

cheap-jack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.