cheap-jack

cheap-jack

n

a person who sells cheap and shoddy goods

adj

shoddy or inferior

[C19: from cheap + Jack (name used to typify a person)]

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cheap′-jack`

or cheap′jack`,

n.

1. a peddler, esp. of inferior articles.

adj.

2. cheap or inferior.

3. unscrupulous or underhanded.

[1850–55]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cheap-jack - a seller of shoddy goods huckster marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor - someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money

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Translations

cheap-jack

[ˈtʃiːpdʒæk]

A. ADJ [product] → de bajísima calidad, malísimo; [furniture] → muy mal hecho; [person] → chapucero

B. N (= person) → chapucero/a m/f, baratillero m

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cheap-jack

adj → Ramsch- (pej)

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