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mingy | miser |

As an adjective mingy

is (colloquial) mean, miserly, stingy.

As a noun miser is

maize.

mingy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (colloquial) Mean, miserly, stingy.
  • *1974 , (GB Edwards), The Book of Ebenezer Le Page , New York 2007, p. 298:
  • *:After the Liberation Mrs Crewe kept on being as mingy as before with the food; and wouldn't let Harold buy any new clothes.
  • *1985 , (Peter Carey), Illywhacker , Faber and Faber 2003, p. 413:
  • *:Now all that, in its mingy way, is logical enough.

    • Synonyms

    * niggardly

    miser

    English

    (wikipedia miser)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
    • was a stereotypical miser , he spent nothing he could save; neither giving to charity nor enjoying his wealth.

    Synonyms

    * cheapskate * scrooge * skinflint * See

    Antonyms

    * spendthrift

    Derived terms

    * miserly

    See also

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