cheapoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

形容詞

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.

同意語

• cheap, cheapie

名詞

cheapo (複数形 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^[1] (Usenet):

     The better half's Lupo was transformed when the cheap and nasty Nankang ditchfinders came off (かつ 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.

同意語

• cheapie, piker, skinflint, tightwad

参考

• el cheapo

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2023), “cheapo n.”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang
• Jonathon Green (2023), “cheapo adj.”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang

アナグラム

• Phocea, epocha, phocae