el —o

n

a Spanish pattern applied jocularly to English words mainly by American speakers. The meaning is 'the supreme 'the quintessential -—' or just 'the It appears in 'el creepo', 'el sleazo', 'el cheapo', etc. This tendency (in imitation of Hispanic 'low life' speech) has been in evidence since the early 1970s.

See also el primo, el ropo