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The quality of being cheap and cheap things

bargain

noun

something you buy that costs much less than normal

bric-a-brac

noun

small objects that are not very expensive and that people buy to make their homes look nice

knickknack

noun

a small inexpensive object used as a decoration

steal

noun

something that is very inexpensive

cheapie

noun

something that does not cost much money or is of very poor quality

knockoff

noun

a bad or inexpensive copy of something

tat

noun

inexpensive objects of bad quality

nicknack

another spelling of knickknack

schlock

noun

things that are inexpensive and of bad quality

fixer upper

noun

something that costs less because it is in poor condition and will need to be fixed, for example a house

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