el cheapo

English

Etymology

From Spanish el (“the”) + cheap + -o (“mock-Spanish suffix”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

el cheapo (not comparable)

1. (slang) Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality.

   Synonyms: no-name, brand X

   I only had five bucks, so I bought the el cheapo headphones.

Translations

cheap — see cheap

Noun

el cheapo (plural el cheapos)

1. (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.

2. (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.

3. (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

miser — see miser