skinflint

Word family nounskinfulskinnerskinninessskincareskinflickskinflintskinfoodskin graftskinheadskinny-dippingskintightsskinadjectiveskinlessskinnedskinnyskintight

skin·flint /ˈskɪnˌflɪnt/ noun [countableC] informal

GENEROUS#someone who hates spending money or giving it away – used to show disapproval 吝啬鬼，小气鬼〔含贬义〕 SYN miser

Examples from the Corpus

skinflint• They live in the nine skinflint boroughs - mostly Tory authorities - which have scrapped their school meals service on cost grounds.• Dolly's a bit of an old skinflint.• Grandad went to work for a farmer who was rather an old skinflint.• We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money.

Origin skinflint

(1600-1700) From the idea of people who so hate spending money that they would remove the outer part of a stone to try to make some gain

单词	skinflint
释义	skinflint Word family nounskinfulskinnerskinninessskincareskinflickskinflintskinfoodskin graftskinheadskinny-dippingskintightsskinadjectiveskinlessskinnedskinnyskintight skin·flint /ˈskɪnˌflɪnt/ noun [countableC] informal GENEROUS#someone who hates spending money or giving it away – used to show disapproval 吝啬鬼，小气鬼〔含贬义〕 SYN miser Examples from the Corpus skinflint• They live in the nine skinflint boroughs - mostly Tory authorities - which have scrapped their school meals service on cost grounds.• Dolly's a bit of an old skinflint.• Grandad went to work for a farmer who was rather an old skinflint.• We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money. Origin skinflint (1600-1700) From the idea of people who so hate spending money that they would remove the outer part of a stone to try to make some gain
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