cheapjack

• Adjectif désuet ou littéraire qualifiant quelque chose de mauvaise qualité, fabriqué à bas prix, souvent de manière trompeuse ou sans valeur.

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.

   de qualité inférieure

   • 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.

   Synonymescheapgimcrackinferiorjerry-builtlow-gradesecond-rateshoddytawdrytrashy

   Antonymesexcellentfinefirst-ratehigh qualityqualitysuperior

• Nom désignant un marchand ou un vendeur de marchandises de mauvaise qualité, à bon marché, souvent douteuses ou de rebut. Peut aussi désigner une personne ou un objet de peu de valeur, un camelot ou un brocanteur de pacotille.

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.

   Colporteur d'objets de mauvaise qualité

   • 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.

   Synonymeshawkerhucksterpeddler