cheapo
nounEtymology From cheap + -o (“person with characteristic”, colloquialising suffix).
1
Slang A person who is stingy, a miser.
2
Slang Something produced and sold for low cost.
- 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.2012 February 26, Chris Bartram, “Re: tyres”, in uk.rec.driving (Usenet):
3
Board games, Chess, Games A primitive trap, often set in the hope of swindling a win or draw from a losing position.
- Related terms
- el cheapo