also: やすもん
cheap item; low-quality goods
Refers to something inexpensive and often of poor quality. Can be used neutrally or with a negative connotation depending on context.
安物を買うとすぐに壊れることがある。
Cheap items sometimes break right away.
彼は安物の服ばかり着ている。
He always wears cheap clothes.
This bag is a cheap one, so it looks like it'll break soon.
I don't have much money this month, so I decided to make do with something cheap.
I ended up with a cheap dud at the sale and regretted it later.
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.
Colloquial kana spelling reflecting the やすもん reading; common in informal contexts.