English Explanatory Dictionary

el cheapo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality.
noun
  1. A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy.
  2. A person who is stingy; a miser.
  3. 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.

Pronunciation

En-au-el cheapo.ogg

Word forms

el cheapo el cheapos

Etymology

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

Synonyms

no-name brand X low-end bargainous budget cheap cheapie cheapo cheesy competitive economic economical el cheapo inexpensive low-cost low-priced nickel sixpenny tinhorn two a penny unexpensive see Thesaurus:miser
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