cheapjack

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das etwas von geringer Qualität oder billig Gemachtes beschreibt, oft verwendet, um Unseriosität oder Wertlosigkeit auszudrücken.

An old-fashioned adjective describing something that is of poor quality or cheaply made, often used to imply shoddiness or lack of value.

1. Inferior qualityC1informal

   Describing something that is of low quality, poorly made, or cheaply produced.

   Minderwertig

   • The store sells cheapjack electronics that break within a month.
   • He bought a cheapjack watch that stopped working after a week.
   • The furniture looked stylish but was made of cheapjack materials.

   Synonymecheapgimcrackinferiorjerry-builtlow-gradesecond-rateshoddytawdrytrashy

   Antonymeexcellentfinefirst-ratehigh qualityqualitysuperior

• Substantiv, das einen Händler oder Verkäufer von minderwertigen, billigen oder schäbigen Waren bezeichnet; oft abwertend für einen Krämer oder Ramschverkäufer.

A noun referring to a peddler or seller of low-quality, inferior goods.

1. A peddler of inferior goodsC1informal

   A person who sells low-quality or shoddy merchandise, often in a dishonest or aggressive manner.

   Händler mit Schundware

   • The market was full of cheapjacks trying to sell fake watches.
   • He was known as a cheapjack, always pushing defective electronics.
   • Avoid buying from that cheapjack; his products never last.

   Synonymehawkerhucksterpeddler