CHEAPJACK


Meaning of CHEAPJACK in English

I. ˈchēp-ˌjak noun

Etymology: cheap + the name Jack

Date: 1851

1. : a haggling huckster

2. : a dealer in cheap merchandise

II. adjective

Date: 1865

1. : being inferior, cheap, or worthless

cheapjack movie companies

2. : unscrupulously opportunistic

cheapjack speculators

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.