cheap-jack
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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)]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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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Noun | 1. | cheap-jack - a seller of shoddy goods marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor - someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cheap-jack
adj → Ramsch- (pej)
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