cheap·o

[chee-poh]
Also, el cheapo.


Origin:
1970–75; cheap + -o

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el cheap·o

[el chee-poh]
noun
Slang. cheapo.
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Cheapo is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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cheapo (ˈtʃiːpəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj, —n , pl cheapos
informal very cheap and possibly shoddy

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el cheapo definition

[ɛl ˈtʃipo]
  1. n.
    the cheap one; the cheapest one. (Mock Spanish.) : I don't want one of those el cheapos.
  2. mod.
    cheap. : This is el cheapo. I don't want it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
My old el-cheapo digital camera is really showing its age.
So why sell a cheapo when there is money to be made.
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