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verb (used without object)
1.
to scrimp.
verb (used with object)
2.
to scrimp.
3.
to scamp.
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adjective
4.
skimpy; scanty.
Origin:
1875–80; origin uncertain
1875–80; origin uncertain
Related forms
skimp·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1, 2. stint, pinch.
1, 2. stint, pinch.
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Word Origin & History
skimp
1879, probably a back-formation of skimpy (1842), from skimp (adj.) "scanty" (1775), which perhaps ultimately is from an early 18c. alteration of scrimp.
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