tight wad

tight·wad

[tahyt-wod]
noun Informal.
a close-fisted or stingy person.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; tight + wad1

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tightwad (ˈtaɪtˌwɒd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
slang chiefly (US), (Canadian) a stingy person; miser

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tightwad
"parsimonious person," 1900, from tight in the sense of "close-fisted" (1805) + wad. The notions of stringency and avarice also combine in Mod.Gk. sphiktos "greedy," lit. "tight."
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tight wad definition


  1. n.
    a stingy person; a miser. (See also wad.) : There's no need to be such a tight wad.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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