el cheapo

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish el (“the”) + cheap + -o (“mock-Spanish suffix”). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === el cheapo (not comparable) (slang) Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality. Synonyms: no-name, brand X ==== Translations ==== === Noun === el cheapo (plural el cheapos) (slang, often capitalized) A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy. (slang) A person who is stingy; a miser. Synonym: see Thesaurus:miser (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. ==== Translations ====