| 单词 | skinflint |
| 释义 | skinflint (once / 18702 pages) n A skinflint is someone who only shops at bargain stores, never orders dessert, and in general hates spending money. It's not a nice word, so if you're trying to compliment someone, better to call them "thrifty" or "frugal." A flint is a kind of rock that was used in the olden days to start a fire. If you didn't want to buy a new flint, you'd use an old one over and over again, "skinning" it — that is, wearing it down until it's as thin as skin. So someone who did that would be called a skinflint. It's another way of saying that someone will try to squeeze a penny out of anything. WORD FAMILYskinflint: skinflints USAGE EXAMPLES"The middle class will always find a way," is what these profligate institutions and skinflint state legislatures are counting on. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) Even the old skinflint Arsenal enjoyed the most lavish transfer window in its history. New York Times(Sep 16, 2016) Unlike corporate computer systems, campaigns tend to be skinflint operations. Wall Street Journal(Jun 14, 2016) n a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend Syn|Hypo|Hyper churl, niggard, scrooge pinchgut a niggardly person who starves himself (and others) hoarder a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use |
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