cheapo

Etymology

From cheap +‎ -o (“person with characteristic”, colloquialising suffix).

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -iːpəʊ

Adjective

cheapo (comparative more cheapo, superlative most cheapo)

1. (slang) Inexpensive and of poor quality.

   They wanted crystal champagne glasses for the party but the caterers provided cheapo plastic cups instead.

Noun

cheapo (plural cheapos)

1. (slang) A person who is stingy, a miser.
2. (slang) Something produced and sold for low cost.
   • 2012 February 26, Chris Bartram, “Re: tyres”, in uk.rec.driving‎ (Usenet):

     The better half's Lupo was transformed when the cheap and nasty Nankang ditchfinders came off (and they were well above the legal limit) and mid-price Kumhos went on. The cheapos compromise on grip and can become noisy.

3. (chess) A primitive trap, often set in the hope of swindling a win or draw from a losing position.

See also

• el cheapo

Further reading

• “cheapo n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
• “cheapo adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Anagrams

• Phocea, epocha, phocae