by MightyStalin666 March 18, 2003
An individual that goes beyond all reasonable means to save a buck (i.e. Take soda to a fast food restaurant in order to avoid paying for the soda at the restaurant when eating in the restaurant).
by ZZZZ August 9, 2006
Lots of people have danced around the definition, but no one has said it fully, so I will.
"Cheap!" the interjection, or "You are cheap!" the insult are mostly used by scrubs in video games of all types. It could be zerg rushing in Starcraft, or using an AWP in Counter-Strike, or just WINNING the highly balanced game, Soul Calibur II, where EVERY MOVE has something you can do to counter.
The interjection or insult is mostly used by scrubs that don't know how to truly play the game to people that do, and beat them, to attempt to guilt-trip them against using a certain attack, or playing their best. Despite popular opinion, button-mashers are not cheap; they are just button-mashers. Carefully timed attacks counter their sloppy timing and lack of variety and throw moves.
Another definition cited Soul Calibur 2's Raphael, where all of his moves have something to stop them. Is he using 236B? Block or sidestep, and counter. Is he doing the Auto-Evade? Do a throw. EVERYTHING in SC2 has something to stop it, even Guard Impacts, which are extremely difficult to do 100% of the time, and can be tripped up with charge and delay moves. I will make an exception in Nightmare, who is fast, powerful, and has long range, so is therefore completely unstoppable in a good player's hands.
The moral of this definition is: Don't get mad, get better.
"Cheap!" the interjection, or "You are cheap!" the insult are mostly used by scrubs in video games of all types. It could be zerg rushing in Starcraft, or using an AWP in Counter-Strike, or just WINNING the highly balanced game, Soul Calibur II, where EVERY MOVE has something you can do to counter.
The interjection or insult is mostly used by scrubs that don't know how to truly play the game to people that do, and beat them, to attempt to guilt-trip them against using a certain attack, or playing their best. Despite popular opinion, button-mashers are not cheap; they are just button-mashers. Carefully timed attacks counter their sloppy timing and lack of variety and throw moves.
Another definition cited Soul Calibur 2's Raphael, where all of his moves have something to stop them. Is he using 236B? Block or sidestep, and counter. Is he doing the Auto-Evade? Do a throw. EVERYTHING in SC2 has something to stop it, even Guard Impacts, which are extremely difficult to do 100% of the time, and can be tripped up with charge and delay moves. I will make an exception in Nightmare, who is fast, powerful, and has long range, so is therefore completely unstoppable in a good player's hands.
The moral of this definition is: Don't get mad, get better.
I've been called cheap so many times in the Arcade's Soul Calibur 2, mostly by the same people that challenge me over and over. There are precious few others that aren't just scrubs that take their losses like men, use a different character, and scrape together a win.
These same scrubs and whiners pick the SAME character over and over and over, believe that there are tiers for the characters (Yoshimitsu is kickass, and Yunsung is worst by a landslide? You wish.), and post on SoulCalibur.com, which is worse than the SomethingAwful Forums.
Heck, one guy is so vehement that he's resorted to the most childish tactics of blocking the coin input with his leg, and making oh-so-creative names of me in conquest like "Kentar Sux" and "Gaythar." simply because the first time I played him, I beat him.
These same scrubs and whiners pick the SAME character over and over and over, believe that there are tiers for the characters (Yoshimitsu is kickass, and Yunsung is worst by a landslide? You wish.), and post on SoulCalibur.com, which is worse than the SomethingAwful Forums.
Heck, one guy is so vehement that he's resorted to the most childish tactics of blocking the coin input with his leg, and making oh-so-creative names of me in conquest like "Kentar Sux" and "Gaythar." simply because the first time I played him, I beat him.
by Kenthar March 20, 2004
From The People's Area of NYC and surrounding areas. Meaning good and exceptional in a particular situation,skill or comment.Can replace the word 'good' in many occasions.
by Me April 13, 2005
1: Not very expensive. The word cheap, however, is best avoided when selling cut-price items or bargains. Nobody likes to be thought of as 'cheap'.
2: A girl who is generous with her favours, to put it politely.
3: Lacking in imagination. Eg: 'cheap' ways of getting you to lose lives in a video game.
4: Someone who spends their life not paying their way. (eg: cheapskate).
2: A girl who is generous with her favours, to put it politely.
3: Lacking in imagination. Eg: 'cheap' ways of getting you to lose lives in a video game.
4: Someone who spends their life not paying their way. (eg: cheapskate).
The special effects in that film were really cheap. Looked like they'd put a collection bottle on a pub bar and paid for the effects out of the procedings.
by Stormsworder February 2, 2007
someone who gets something wrong or messes something obvious up big time causing everyone in the room to yell out "CHEAP!!!"
by Abbykins Trumpboy December 3, 2008
A sports term, often used in the NYC area, meaning "Too easy; it doesn't count." Occurs when playing a game with limited participants, such as a 7-on-7 softball game with self-pitching.
Sal hit a slow grounder that stopped about 20 feet in front of homeplate. Since the pitcher was on his team, we called "cheap" and he hit again.
by SumYungGuy July 31, 2006