someone or something cheap, inexpensive, inferior, etc.
cheapie in American English
(ˈtʃipi)
informal
noun
1.
a cheaply made, often inferior, product
The movie studio made a dozen cheapies last year
2.
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
3.
a stingy or miserly person
That cheapie wouldn't buy anyone a gift!
adjective
4.
of, being, or pertaining to a cheap or inferior product
cheapie shoes
5.
stingy; miserly
Also: cheapy
Word origin
[1940–45; cheap + -ie]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rh factor, blockbuster, redline, silkscreen, zap-ie is a noun-forming suffix with a variety of functions in contemporary English, addedto monosyllabic bases to create words that are almost always informal. Its earliestuse, probably still productive, was to form endearing or familiar names or commonnouns from personal names, other nouns, and adjectives (Billy; Susie; birdie; doggie; granny; sweetie; tummy). The hypocoristic feature is absent in recent coinages, however, which are simplyinformal and sometimes pejorative (boonies; cabby; groupie; hippy; looie; Okie; preemie; preppy; rookie). Another function is to form from adjectives nouns that denote exemplary or extremeinstances of the quality named by the adjective (baddie; biggie; cheapie; toughie), sometimes focusing on a restricted, usually unfavorable sense of the adjective(sharpie; sickie; whitey). A few words in which the informal character of the prefix has been lost are nowstandard in formal written English (goalie; movie). Other words that use the affix -ie include: Dixie, brassie, cutie, quickie, wheelie
Examples of 'cheapie' in a sentence
cheapie
A fabulous and friendly cheapie, the single rooms are tiny but the doubles are spacious enough and squeaky clean.