cheapo
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cheap + -o (“person with characteristic”, colloquialising suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -iːpəʊ
Adjective
[edit]cheapo (comparative more cheapo, superlative most cheapo)
- (slang) Inexpensive and of poor quality.
- They wanted crystal champagne glasses for the party but the caterers provided cheapo plastic cups instead.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]cheap — see cheap
Noun
[edit]cheapo (plural cheapos)
- (slang) A person who is stingy, a miser.
- (slang) Something produced and sold for low cost.
- (chess) A primitive trap, often set in the hope of swindling a win or draw from a losing position.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]miser — see miser
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “cheapo n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
- “cheapo adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present