"cheapo" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-cheapo.ogg [Australia] Forms: more cheapo [comparative], most cheapo [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːpəʊ Etymology: cheap + -o (“person with characteristic”, colloquialising suffix) Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cheap|o|pos2=colloquialising suffix|t2=person with characteristic}} cheap + -o (“person with characteristic”, colloquialising suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} cheapo (comparative more cheapo, superlative most cheapo)
  1. (slang) Inexpensive and of poor quality. Tags: slang Synonyms: cheap
    Sense id: en-cheapo-en-adj-X16wvjnv Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 6 14 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 42 5 17 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheapie

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-cheapo.ogg [Australia] Forms: cheapos [plural]
Rhymes: -iːpəʊ Etymology: cheap + -o (“person with characteristic”, colloquialising suffix) Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cheap|o|pos2=colloquialising suffix|t2=person with characteristic}} cheap + -o (“person with characteristic”, colloquialising suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheapo (plural cheapos)
  1. (slang) A person who is stingy, a miser. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-cheapo-en-noun-OMYCyjPZ Disambiguation of People: 1 78 1 20
  2. (slang) Something produced and sold for low cost. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-cheapo-en-noun-GnTxbbSf Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 6 14 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 42 5 17 36
  3. (chess) A primitive trap, often set in the hope of swindling a win or draw from a losing position. Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-cheapo-en-noun-nHGYdqlF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 4 18 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 6 14 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 42 5 17 36 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheapie, piker, skinflint, tightwad Related terms: el cheapo

Inflected forms

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