cheapoadj.adv.n.
/ˈtʃiːpəʊ/, U.S. /ˈtʃipoʊ/ slang.
A. adj. (and adv.)
Cheap, inexpensive (often of inferior quality); produced or sold at a low price. Also reduplicated as cheapo-cheapo and adv.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > cheap
light?a1400
vile?1490
cheap1517
low-prized1600
druggish1701
popular1830
low-priced1842
underpriced1861
bargain basement1899
low-budget1918
Woolworth1931
Woolworthian1933
pipe-rack1956
budget1958
cheapo1967
pound shop1989
society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > cheap > cheap and of poor quality
cheap1517
cheapo1967
1967 J. Burke Till Death us do Part ii. 31 You can buy that cheapo, cos no one wants it.
1976 New Musical Express 12 Feb. 37/5 Behind him his band twang artlessly on their cheapo imitation Les Pauls.
1977 C. McKnight & J. Tobler Bob Marley ix. 108 Released in March 1973 It was both produced and marketed like a ‘real’ LP, rather than the cheapo-cheapo efforts which had been the rule for just about every previous reggae album.
1981 New Society 26 Nov. 381/3 The purveyors of cheapo home accessories.
1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 28 (caption) Cheapo fun dangly earrings.
1984 Gainesville (Florida) Sun 29 Mar. 4 a/4 Penny stocks are cheapo investment paper in behalf of little known..ventures.
B. n.
= cheapie n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [noun]
poornessa1382
chaffc1386
cold roast?1406
arse-guta1413
short end1560
under-kind1571
inferior1589
canvas-back1605
underthing1620
under-sort1655
wasteling1750
slouch1767
shamea1771
neck beefa1777
rep1786
wastrel1790
wastera1800
shoddy1862
piece1884
tinhorn1887
robbo1897
cheapie1898
buckeye1906
reach-me-down1916
dog1917
stinkeroo1934
bodgie1964
cheapo1975
society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [noun] > cheapness > cheap or inexpensive thing
cheapie1898
affordable1940
cheapo1975
1975 New Yorker 24 Feb. 112/3 The company seems to be selling ‘Stepford’ as a sci-fi cheapo, but, given any halfway smart promotion, how can the picture not succeed?
1979 Maledicta 3 130 ‘Was your picking on the nonsubscribing Cheapos really necessary?’ one longtime subscriber asked testily.
1985 Listener 21 Feb. 2/3 They want to see if you're wearing a Timex cheapo or a Rolex that's worth stealing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.adv.n.1967