Whl626 Posted 23 years ago
Vocabulary
Cheap?
I looked up in a few dictionaries, and the explanations for this word can be ' someone who is unwilling to spend money '. But the locals here use it as ' bad taste ' or ' low life ' very often.
For example :
" John, you are so cheap dating such a girl " to mean John has bad taste going out with the girl.
" You are so cheap asking him for help " to mean someone moral is so low to .....
I wonder if the usages are appropriate ?
For example :
" John, you are so cheap dating such a girl " to mean John has bad taste going out with the girl.
" You are so cheap asking him for help " to mean someone moral is so low to .....
I wonder if the usages are appropriate ?
Top answer
wh, completely! Your usage is fine. Cheap can also mean: Low morals, sly character, bad personality etc etc..
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wh, completely! Your usage is fine.
Cheap can also mean: Low morals, sly character, bad personality etc etc.. (Anything 'low' really)
Cheap can also mean: Low morals, sly character, bad personality etc etc.. (Anything 'low' really)
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Also, inexpensive.
It all fits together, you see. "Cheap" means "inexpensive," so by extension, since inexpensive things are ofte
It all fits together, you see. "Cheap" means "inexpensive," so by extension, since inexpensive things are ofte
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In my opinion the usage is completly appropiate. Although cheap is usually used as for being of low price; it is frequentlty used in day to day language in a negative context as for something low or incorrect.
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