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scrooge
[skrooj] Pronunciation Key
[skrooj] Pronunciation Key
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Scrooge
[skrooj] Pronunciation Key
[skrooj] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Eb·e·ne·zer
[eb-uh-nee-zer] Pronunciation Key, a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol. |
| 2. | (often lowercase ) any miserly person. |
[Origin: 1935–40, for def. 2
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| Scrooge also scrooge
(skrōōj) Pronunciation Key
n. A mean-spirited miserly person; a skinflint. [After Ebenezer Scrooge, miserly protagonist of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
scrooge
scrooge
generic for "miser," 1940, from curmudgeonly character in Dickens' 1843 story "A Christmas Carol." It does not appear to be a genuine Eng. surname.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| scrooge | |
noun | |
| a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: niggard] |
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