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cheapquel

noun

Etymology

Blend of cheap + sequel.

  1. derived from sequēla
  2. derived from sequele
  3. inherited from sequele
  4. compounded as cheapquel — “cheap + sequel”

Definitions

  1. A low-budget sequel.

    • This was by no means a Disney "cheapquel," and it's amazing just how far the old "House of Animation" has let the ball drop on "2-D" animation -- only to have it picked up by the crew at Dreamworks.^([sic])
    • I just can't get over how they directly lifted the scene from Lion King where Simba's father appears in the clouds! And the stampede! I mean, the similarities are laughable, this comes across almost as bad as Dizzney's cheapquels.
    • No, he shut down the production of cheapquels. These Tink films are "Disney Fairies" franchise products instead.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA