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noun
1.
a person who is stingy and miserly.
verb (used without object)
2.
to act in a stingy or miserly way.
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Cheapskate
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Word Origin & History
cheapskate
"miserly person," 1896, from cheap (q.v.), second element perhaps from Amer.Eng. slang skate "worn-out horse" (1894), of uncertain origin.
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Slang Dictionary
cheapskate definition[ˈtʃipsket]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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