el cheapo

Meaning

Adj

Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality.

Noun

1. (capitalized, often, slang) A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy.
2. (slang) A person who is stingy; a miser.
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.

Synonyms

inexpensive

low-priced

two a penny

Translations

رخيص

رَخِيص

barat

nicht teuer

φτηνός

bon marché

peu coûteuse

peu coûteux

pas cher

economica

economico

بێقیمهت

ههرزان

insumptuosus

vilis

Etymology

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