"billo" meaning in German

See billo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Clipping of billig + -o. Etymology templates: {{clipping|de|billig}} Clipping of billig, {{suf|de||-o}} + -o Head templates: {{de-adj|indecl}} billo (indeclinable) Inflection templates: {{de-adecl|indecl}}
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) cheap (implying the lowest tier of quality) Tags: colloquial, derogatory, indeclinable
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          "ref": "1996 November 19, Jan Litzinger, “Mikrophon”, in maus.sys.mac (Usenet):",
          "text": "Genauso sollte es doch jedes billo Micro tun, oder?",
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          "english": "She lounges onto the couch. Her skirt is a bit too short for that. But it doesn't look cheap at all. More like poster-style.",
          "ref": "2020, Juliane Baldy, Paul, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, →ISBN, page 82:",
          "text": "Sie fläzt sich aufs Sofa. Ihr Rock ist ein bisschen zu kurz dafür. Aber das sieht überhaupt nicht billo aus. Eher so nach Plakat.",
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          "english": "Good morning dear,\nis your hangover as bad as mine? Cheap-ass wine, never again.",
          "ref": "2024, Sabrina Pick, Still Believe in Love, epubli, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Guten Morgen Liebes,\nbist du auch so verkatert wie ich? Nie wieder so einen Billo-Wein.",
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