el cheapo

English

noun

Definitions

(slang) A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy.
(slang) A person who is stingy; a cheapskate.
(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.

Etymology

Derived from Spanish, Castilian el (the).

Origin

Spanish

el

Gloss

the

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

El Centro English
alligator English
ille Latin
lacertus Latin
al revés Spanish, Castilian
desdel Spanish, Castilian
el Spanish, Castilian
alligator Norwegian Bokmål
el Portuguese
alligator Norwegian Nynorsk
El Cid Cebuano