pinchpenny

[ pinch-pen-ee ]
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noun,plural pinch·pen·nies.
  1. a stingy person; miser.

adjective
  1. stingy; miserly.

Origin of pinchpenny

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English pynchepeny; see origin at pinch,penny

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British Dictionary definitions for pinchpenny

pinchpenny

/ (ˈpɪntʃˌpɛnɪ) /


adjective
  1. niggardly; miserly

nounplural -nies
  1. a miserly person; niggard

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