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el cheapos

el cheapos is the plural of el cheapo.

Meaning of el cheapo

Noun

el cheapo (plural el cheapos)

  1. (capitalized, often, slang) A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy.
    • Don't expect a big tip from El Cheapo over there.
  2. (slang) A person who is stingy; a miser.
    • He's such an el cheapo that his wallet hasn't been opened for days.
  3. (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.

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Questions about el cheapos

What is el cheapos the plural of?
El cheapos is the plural of el cheapo.

Words near el cheapos in the dictionary

  1. El Carmen
  2. El Carrizal
  3. El Centro
  4. El Cerrito
  5. el cheapo
  6. el cheapos
  7. El Clasico
  8. El Clásico
  9. El Clásicos
  10. El Collao
  11. El Congo

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