el cheapo

1. not comparableslangCheap; inexpensive; of low quality.

   I only had five bucks, so I bought the el cheapo headphones.

   Synonyms: no-name, brand X, low-end, bargainous, brand X, budget, cheap, cheapie

plural el cheapos

1. capitalizedoftenslangA mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy.

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

2. slangA person who is stingy; a miser.

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

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:miser

3. slangOn 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.