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Meaning of el cheapo

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

el cheapo

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. (often capitalized) A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy.

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

  2. A person who is stingy; a cheapskate.

    Example: He's such an el cheapo that his wallet hasn't been opened for days.

  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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality.

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