el cheapo

adjective

(ˌ)el-ˈchē-(ˌ)pō 

ˈel-

slang

: cheap sense 2a

Synonyms

• affordable
• bargain-basement
• budget
• cheap
• cheapie
• cheapo
• chintzy
• cut-price [chiefly British]
• cut-rate
• dime-store
• dirt cheap
• inexpensive
• low
• low-end
• popular
• reasonable

Examples of el cheapo in a Sentence

took an el cheapo vacation, staying at a friend's cabin the whole time

he bought el cheapo sneakers from someone on a street corner

Word History

Etymology

Spanish el the + English cheap + Spanish -o (masculine noun ending)

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above