cheap
Underhanded or unfair.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
cheap like borscht
Very inexpensive.
cheap out
To reduce costs on a project or product to an unreasonable degree; to cut corners.
cheapass
Cheap, stingy; unwilling to spend money.
cheapies
cheap thrills; salacious excitement
cheapo
Inexpensive and of poor quality.
cheapquel
A low-budget sequel.
cheaster
A person who attends religious services only twice a year, at Christmas and Easter.
cheat out
To face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.
cheat out of
To trick (someone) into giving something up; to unfairly deprive someone of (something).
cheaters never prosper
Synonym of cheats never prosper.
cheb
A boob; a tit; a breast.
check cop
An adhesive used by cheats to steal chips or coins from a stack using the palm of the hand.
check in
To announce or record one's own arrival at a hotel, airport etc.
check in on
To pay a visit in order to monitor the health, security or safety of (someone or something).
check in with oneself
To analyze one's thoughts and emotions with a view to self-improvement.
check into
To formally announce one's arrival at a location or event (usually a hotel) to a proprietor or employee of that location or event in order to secure admission, accommodations, or other services.
check off
To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
check on
To personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.
check out
To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
check over
To read or inspect, looking for errors or problems.
check up
To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.
check up on
To examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition; to check out.
cheddar
Money, cash, currency.
cheddarhead
A Wisconsinite.
chee chee
A breast, tit.
chee chees
Breasts, tits, titties. plural of chee chee.
cheech
Christchurch, New Zealand.
cheek it out
To brazen out or get through (a situation).
cheek it through
To endure with an air of unearned confidence.
cheek up
To act disrespectfully toward (someone).
cheek up to
To act disrespectfully toward (someone).
cheer on
To cheer and support (a team or individual); to barrack; to root for.
cheesable
Of a level, obstacle, opponent, etc.: able to be defeated or overcome by cheesing.
cheese
To smile excessively, as for a camera.
cheese bus
A yellow school bus, especially the smaller kind that is used to transport students with special needs.
cheese cutter
A kind of cap with a large square peak.
cheese down
To coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.
cheese monkey
Synonym of cheese-eating surrender monkey.
cheese out
To make (something) cheesy (overdramatic, trite); to make (something) less cool, especially by making it more mainstream.
cheese up
To add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.
cheese-eating surrender monkey
A French person.
cheeseball
Someone cheesy, lacking taste or style.
cheeseburger
The BLU-82 bomb.
cheesed
Upset, annoyed, angry.
cheesedick
A rude, annoying, or obnoxious person (usually a man).
cheesemeister
A purveyor of cheesy (melodramatic or cliché) material.
cheeser
A broad gleeful grin.
cheeseware
Exceptionally low-quality software.
cheeto
A gay male inmate.
cheetolini
Nickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), American businessman and politician, President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025).
cheevo
An achievement (award for meeting an objective).
chef
One who manufactures illegal drugs; a cook.
Chef Mike
A microwave oven.
chef up
To prepare a meal.
chelski
The English football club Chelsea F.C. after its takeover by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich; influenced by some Slavic surnames ending in -ski.
chemical
An addictive drug.
chemmie
A chemical, especially a recreational drug.
cherch
To scrounge, to obtain in an unintended fashion, to scrape together.
cherik
The ship (romantic pairing) between Professor X (Charles Xavier) and Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr) from Marvel.
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