mingy behavior
- noun
- UK
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comportamiento tacaño
- Everyone noticed her mingy behavior when she refused to contribute to the group gift.
Examples
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People were offended by his mingy behavior, especially when he avoided chipping in for shared expenses.
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His mingy behavior at dinner left the waitstaff with a disappointingly small tip.
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His mingy behavior at the dinner party surprised everyone.
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Why does she always display such mingy behavior?
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Everyone noticed her mingy behavior when she refused to contribute to the group gift.
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His mingy behavior at dinner left the waitstaff with a disappointingly small tip.
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People were offended by his mingy behavior, especially when he avoided chipping in for shared expenses.
Synonyms
2
6.7
Not willing to spend money or share things
2
9.9
A strong habit of not spending money or using resources
1
6.8
A habit of not wanting to give or spend money
1
8.2
Not wanting to spend money, even on small things you need
Not willing to give money or share things with others
Being unwilling to spend money, even when needed
A strong dislike of spending money or using things
Not wanting to spend money or share with others
Not wanting to spend money or share things
Refusal to spend money or share with others
Antonyms
Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything
How Stingy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'mingy' (reluctant to give or share) with 'behavior' (a person's manner or actions), so it straightforwardly denotes actions showing stinginess. This adjective+noun composition is a standard, predictable pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words would readily interpret.
Etymology
Mingy behavior comes from the old word mingy, which meant 'stingy' — imagine someone clutching a few coins and refusing to share them. So, mingy behavior means acting unwilling to spend or give, being cheap with money or things.