CHEAP SKATE Definition & Meaning

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A stingy person, as in He's a real cheap skate when it comes to tipping . This idiom combines cheap (for “penurious”) with the slang usage of skate for a contemptible or low individual. It has largely replaced the earlier cheap John . [ Slang ; late 1800s]

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You’ll also want something that’s comfortable to hold and pleasant to look at — just because you saved a few bucks compared to the guy next to you doesn’t mean that your phone has to scream “cheap skate” to everyone on the subway that sees it.

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Pretty cheap skate, to stand for a thing like that—don’t you think?”

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“You know,” she murmurs, “I hate a cheap skate who won’t treat a girl like a lady.”

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“Maybe you’ve got an idea that I’m a pretty cheap skate, Mr. Wade,” he blurted.

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Those who paid nothing had "Cheap skate!" yelled after them.

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