"el cheapo" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-el cheapo.ogg
Etymology: From Spanish el (“the”) + cheap + -o (“mock-Spanish suffix”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|el||the}} Spanish el (“the”), {{af|en|-o|t1=mock-Spanish suffix}} -o (“mock-Spanish suffix”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} el cheapo (not comparable)
  1. (slang) Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality. Tags: not-comparable, slang Synonyms: no-name, brand X
    Sense id: en-el_cheapo-en-adj-QnxuQLUc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pseudo-loans from Spanish, English terms suffixed with -o, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 3 27 Disambiguation of English pseudo-loans from Spanish: 32 36 7 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 33 36 3 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 35 1 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 36 1 31

Noun

Audio: En-au-el cheapo.ogg Forms: el cheapos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish el (“the”) + cheap + -o (“mock-Spanish suffix”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|el||the}} Spanish el (“the”), {{af|en|-o|t1=mock-Spanish suffix}} -o (“mock-Spanish suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} el cheapo (plural el cheapos)
  1. (slang, often capitalized) A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy. Tags: capitalized, often, slang
    Sense id: en-el_cheapo-en-noun-1wWO7N7y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pseudo-loans from Spanish, English terms suffixed with -o, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 3 27 Disambiguation of English pseudo-loans from Spanish: 32 36 7 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 33 36 3 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 35 1 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 36 1 31
  2. (slang) A person who is stingy; a miser. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People Synonyms: see Thesaurus:miser
    Sense id: en-el_cheapo-en-noun-vnexv-c~ Disambiguation of People: 1 32 55 12
  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. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-el_cheapo-en-noun-RMXv~OrD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pseudo-loans from Spanish, English terms suffixed with -o, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 3 27 Disambiguation of English pseudo-loans from Spanish: 32 36 7 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 33 36 3 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 35 1 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 36 1 31

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