Meaning of el cheapo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy.
   capitalized, often, slang
2. A person who is stingy; a miser.
   slang
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.
   slang

Examples

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

“He's such an el cheapo that his wallet hasn't been opened for days.”

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