tightwadn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪtwɒd/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪtˌwɑd/

Forms: Also tight-wad.

Etymology: < tight adj. + wad n.¹ 2b.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

A miserly person; one who keeps his wad of paper money tightly rolled. Also attributive and (rarely) as adj. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person

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pinch-plum1892

cheapskate1899

meanie1902

tightwad1906

stinge1914

penny-peeler1925

mean1938

stiff1967

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective]

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nippit1808

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tight-fisted1843

screwy1844

stinty1849

cheeseparing1857

skinflinty1886

mouly1904

mingy1911

cheapskate1912

picey1937

tight-assed1961

chintzy1964

tightwad1976

1900 G. Ade More Fables 30 Henry was undoubtedly the Tightest Wad in the Township.]

1906 S. Ford Shorty McCabe ii. 32 Keep these, and found a home for Incurable Tight-Wads.

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xv. 257 You've forgotten what a lot of tightwads and petty swindlers they are.

1914 Wells Fargo Messenger III. 9 (caption) Tight-wad Tim.

1934 Punch 26 Dec. 715/3 ‘A spendthrift’, countered Chloe, ‘makes a much more satisfactory husband than a tight-wad.’

1945 S. Lewis Cass Timberlane xviii. 107 Hey, don't be so tightwad with that hootch.

1945 S. Lewis Cass Timberlane xxxii. 228 The man said to his wife, ‘Our friend here has made a pretty good joke?’ She said, ‘Come on now—don't be a tightwad—what's his pretty good joke?’

1959 ‘A. Gilbert’ Death takes Wife xv. 188 He may be a bit of a tightwad.

1971 Sunday Express (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. (Comic Suppl.) 1/2 Blondie, I have a great idea to get a raise out of old tight~wad Mr. Dithers.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 26 June 10/2 When hard times hit..salesmen put the blame for their dwindling commissions on everybody else: the manufacturers, tightwad consumers [etc.].

1977 Sunday Tel. 31 July (Colour Suppl.) 19/4 Bleeding tightwad! You'd think with all that cash he'd take a taxi.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tightwad
释义	tightwadn.adj. Brit. /ˈtʌɪtwɒd/, U.S. /ˈtaɪtˌwɑd/ Forms: Also tight-wad. Etymology: < tight adj. + wad n.¹ 2b. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A miserly person; one who keeps his wad of paper money tightly rolled. Also attributive and (rarely) as adj. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person nithinga1225 chinch?a1300 nigc1300 chincher1333 shut-purse1340 niggardc1384 haynec1386 nigona1400 pinchera1425 pinchpenny?c1425 pynepenya1450 pelt1511 chincherda1529 churl1535 pinchbeck1538 carl?1542 penny-father1549 nipfarthing1566 nipper?1573 holdfast1576 pinchpence1577 pinch fistc1580 pinchfart1592 shit-sticks1598 clunchfist1606 puckfist1606 sharp-nose1611 spare-good1611 crib1622 hog grubber?1626 dry-fist1633 clusterfist1652 niggardling1654 frummer1659 scrat1699 sting-hum1699 nipcheese1785 pincha1825 screw1825 wire-drawer1828 close-fist1861 penny-pincher1875 nip-skin1876 parer1887 pinch-plum1892 cheapskate1899 meanie1902 tightwad1906 stinge1914 penny-peeler1925 mean1938 stiff1967 the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective] gnedec900 gripplea1000 fastOE narrow-hearteda1200 narrow?c1225 straitc1290 chinchc1300 nithinga1325 scarcec1330 clama1340 hard1340 scantc1366 sparingc1386 niggardc1400 chinchy?1406 retentivea1450 niggardousa1492 niggish1519 unliberal1533 pinching1548 dry1552 nigh1555 niggardly1560 churlish1566 squeamish1566 niggardish1567 niggard-like1567 holding1569 spare1577 handfast1578 envious1580 close-handed1585 hard-handed1587 curmudgeonly1590 parsimonious?1591 costive1594 hidebound1598 penny-pinching1600 penurious1600 strait-handed1600 club-fisted1601 dry-fisted1604 fast-handed1605 fast-fingered1607 close-fisted1608 near1611 scanting1613 carkingc1620 illiberal1623 clutch-fisteda1634 hideboundeda1640 clutch-fista1643 clunch-fisted1644 unbounteous1645 hard-fisted1646 purse-bound1652 close1654 stingy1659 tenacious1676 scanty1692 sneaking1696 gripe-handed1698 narrow-souled1699 niggardling1704 snippy1727 unindulgent1742 shabby1766 neargoinga1774 cheesemongering1781 split-farthing1787 save-all1788 picked1790 iron-fisted1794 unhandsome1800 scaly1803 nearbegoing1805 tight1805 nippit1808 nipcheese1819 cumin-splitting1822 partan-handed1823 scrimping1823 scrumptious1823 scrimpy1825 meanly1827 skinny1833 pinchfisted1837 mean1840 tight-fisted1843 screwy1844 stinty1849 cheeseparing1857 skinflinty1886 mouly1904 mingy1911 cheapskate1912 picey1937 tight-assed1961 chintzy1964 tightwad1976 1900 G. Ade More Fables 30 Henry was undoubtedly the Tightest Wad in the Township.] 1906 S. Ford Shorty McCabe ii. 32 Keep these, and found a home for Incurable Tight-Wads. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xv. 257 You've forgotten what a lot of tightwads and petty swindlers they are. 1914 Wells Fargo Messenger III. 9 (caption) Tight-wad Tim. 1934 Punch 26 Dec. 715/3 ‘A spendthrift’, countered Chloe, ‘makes a much more satisfactory husband than a tight-wad.’ 1945 S. Lewis Cass Timberlane xviii. 107 Hey, don't be so tightwad with that hootch. 1945 S. Lewis Cass Timberlane xxxii. 228 The man said to his wife, ‘Our friend here has made a pretty good joke?’ She said, ‘Come on now—don't be a tightwad—what's his pretty good joke?’ 1959 ‘A. Gilbert’ Death takes Wife xv. 188 He may be a bit of a tightwad. 1971 Sunday Express (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. (Comic Suppl.) 1/2 Blondie, I have a great idea to get a raise out of old tight~wad Mr. Dithers. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 26 June 10/2 When hard times hit..salesmen put the blame for their dwindling commissions on everybody else: the manufacturers, tightwad consumers [etc.]. 1977 Sunday Tel. 31 July (Colour Suppl.) 19/4 Bleeding tightwad! You'd think with all that cash he'd take a taxi. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1906
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