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- [chee-pee]
- /ˈtʃi pi/
- /tʃˈiːpaɪ/
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- [chee-pee]
- /ˈtʃi pi/
Definitions of cheapie word
- abbreviation CHEAPIE cheap 3
- noun cheapie a cheap thing 3
- adjective cheapie cheap, inferior, etc. 3
- noun cheapie someone or something cheap, inexpensive, inferior, etc. 3
- noun cheapie a cheaply made, often inferior, product: The movie studio made a dozen cheapies last year. 1
- noun cheapie any item that is inexpensive as compared with others of its kind: All brands of margarine taste alike to me, so I buy a cheapie. 1
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Origin of cheapie
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; cheap + -ie
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Parts of speech for Cheapie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cheapie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% 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.
cheapie usage trend in Literature
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