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pinchgut

pinchgut

9.9
A person who spends almost no money and gives very small meals
  • noun
  • Offensive
translation icon : tacaño
  • Despite his wealth, he was known as a pinchgut for never sharing meals with his family.

Examples

  • The pinchgut refused to buy a round of drinks, even on his birthday.

  • Everyone in the office called him a pinchgut because he always brought his own lunch to avoid spending money.

  • Parsimonious pinchgut.

    Sinbad the Sailor (1947)

  • My great-grandfather did not emerge from his cabin... until the pinchgut cannons saluted the great ship's entry into Sydney Harbor.

    Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

Synonyms

scrooge
vspinchgut
  • Offensive
2 8.5

A person who refuses to spend money or share with others

focuses more on withholding food and extreme frugality than mere stinginess
penny pincher
vspinchgut
  • Informal
1 5.8

A person who spends very little money to save as much as possible

tends to deny food and be more severe than simple thrift
pinchpenny
vspinchgut
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who does not like to spend money

emphasizes denying food to self and others rather than only money saving
scunge
vspinchgut
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who does not like to spend money

is more severe and may include denying food rather than only stinginess

Antonyms

generous
328 1.6

Willing to give more than is expected, especially money or time

lavish
59 5.5

Rich and full of expensive things, like a large party or home

How Stingy

skinflint
  • Offensive
1 9.1
miser
7 6.5
pinchgut
  • Offensive
9.9
frugal
31 4.9
thrifty
10 4.4
saver
23 1.4

Surface Forms

pinchgut singular
pinchguts plural

Morphology

pinchgut = pinch + gut (semi-transparent) = pinch + gut

The components 'pinch' and 'gut' are recognizable, but the idiomatic meaning 'miser' (one who withholds food or money) is an extension not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Pinchgut joins pinch ('to squeeze' or 'hold back') and gut ('stomach'). It gives the image of someone who 'pinches' their own stomach by giving very little food, so it means a very stingy person who even keeps food from others.