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skinflint

[ skin-flint ]

noun

  1. a mean, stingy person; miser.

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skinflint

/ ˈ²õ°ìɪ²ÔËŒ´Ú±ôɪ²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. an ungenerous or niggardly person; miser
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ°ì¾±²ÔËŒ´Ú±ô¾±²Ô³Ù²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ°ì¾±²Ôî€Ð­±ô¾±²Ô³Ùi·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ°ì¾±²Ôî€Ð­±ô¾±²Ô³Ùi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²õ°ì¾±²Ôf±ô¾±²Ô³Ùy adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of skinflint1

First recorded in 1690–1700; skin + flint
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of skinflint1

C18: referring to a person so avaricious that he would skin (swindle) a flint
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After a relationship marked by Turner being neat freak and a skinflint, they broke up after he shamed her for gaining 10 pounds.

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Trump has probably only avoided being outed for having paid for an abortion by virtue of being a skinflint notorious for reneging on promises to pay for anything.

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I was looking forward to Camp and Marvel as skinflint actor James and benighted addict Mary.

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It was the central article of faith for Reaganites, for Paul Ryan, and for every conservative skinflint back to Andrew Mellon.

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Despite the benefits in this measure, U.S. pandemic relief remains among the most skinflint, cheeseparing packages in the developed world.

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