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el cheapo

adj

Etymology

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

  1. derived from el

Definitions

  1. Cheap

    Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality.

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

  2. A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy.

    • Don't expect a big tip from El Cheapo over there.

  3. A person who is stingy

    A person who is stingy; a miser.

    • He's such an el cheapo that his wallet hasn't been opened for days.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. On the game show The Price Is Right, used in reference to the lowest two-digit number on…

      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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA