El cheapo

noun

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

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

  2. A person who is stingy; a cheapskate.

    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

  1. Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality.

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

Synonyms: brand X, no-name

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