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cheap skate

cheap skate noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheap, skate. Also the alternative form of cheapskate.

Noun

cheap skate (plural cheap skates)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheap, skate.
    • In the sale shops, the quality of the fastenings is usually proportioned to that of the skate ; but let the iron and wood be as common as the learner pleases, he should have the fastenings good ; and for the common cheap skate they should consist of a good screw to go up into the heel, and a small...1868, George Anderson, The art of skating, by Cyclos, page 15

Also used as

cheap skate is also the alternative form of cheapskate.

Forms of cheap skate

pluralcheap skates

Questions about cheap skate

What does cheap skate mean?
Cheap skate means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheap, skate.
What part of speech is cheap skate?
Cheap skate is a noun.
What is the plural of cheap skate?
The plural of cheap skate is cheap skates.

Words near cheap skate in the dictionary

  1. cheap like borscht
  2. cheap out
  3. cheap seats
  4. cheap shot
  5. cheap shots
  6. cheap skate
  7. cheap skates
  8. cheap thrill
  9. cheap thrills
  10. cheap trick
  11. cheap tricks

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