Awkward
Awkward adjective - Lacking social grace and assurance.
Cheap and awkward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cheap" instead an adjective "Awkward".
Nearby Words: awkwardness, awkwardly
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Unlike most other parodies, this place is portrayed as not being soul crushingly depressing/scary/awkward/cheap, and is probably the most light hearted example on here.
Source: Suck E. Cheese's - Stylistic Suck: The awkward but earwormy jingles, acting and singing in many of the parodies — notably "Stay Calmer When You Want a Harm a Llama" — are 110% deliberate and meant to evoke cheap adverts and infomercials.
Source: Series / Horrible Histories
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