el cheapo
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish el (“the”) + cheap + -o (“mock-Spanish suffix”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editel cheapo (not comparable)
- (slang) Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality.
Translations
editcheap — see cheap
Noun
editel cheapo (plural el cheapos)
- (slang, often capitalized) A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy.
- Don't expect a big tip from El Cheapo over there.
- (slang) A person who is stingy; a miser.
- Synonym: see Thesaurus:miser
- He's such an el cheapo that his wallet hasn't been opened for days.
- (slang) On the game show The Price Is Right, used in reference to the lowest two-digit number on a board of (initially) nine numbers in the pricing game Money Game.
Translations
editmiser — see miser
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