Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective jocose slang cheap; inexpensive and of inferior quality.

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  • noun slang, often capitalized A mock-honorific title given to a particular person who is stingy.
  • noun slang A person who is stingy; a cheapskate.
  • adjective slang Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality.

Etymologies

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Spanish article el + English cheap + mock-Spanish -o

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