scrooge
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8.5
- noun
- /skruːdʒ/
- Offensive
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- Well, since y'all inquiring, I I played Scrooge in our Christmas play.
I mean, nobody wants to be Scrooge and do that.
- I mean, nobody wants to be Scrooge and do that.
- Our Father, not a Scrooge, not a cosmic ogre.
- It's a new updated version of Scrooge, isn't he?
- At least put on a happy face, you Scrooge.
- So Malthus is often portrayed as this cruel, inhuman Scrooge or a lackey of the bourgeoisie as Marx called him.
- I had no choice in terms of, you know, you had Richard Branson on, he has this famous line, Scrooge's do it.
- But you could see from the Scrooge point of view, they were trying to push it and push it and needle it.
Examples
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And as I'm watching this thing, I see this man named Scrooge who clearly doesn't want to change.
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I mean, nobody wants to be Scrooge and do that.
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I mean I'm not a complete scrooge!
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I sound like a scrooge, I know, but I really don't have the time or energy.
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Indeed he'd make Scrooge look like a good employer.
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He acts like a real scrooge when it comes to sharing his money with friends.
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Don't be such a scrooge; we should buy some drinks for the party.
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She called him a scrooge for refusing to donate to charity this year.
Synonyms
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7.0
A person who does not like to spend money
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8.7
A person who does not like to spend money
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9.9
A person who does not want to spend money or take risks
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9.3
A person who does not like to spend money
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9.1
A person who does not like to spend money
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5.8
A person who spends very little money to save as much as possible
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9.9
A person who does not like to spend or give money
A person who does not like to spend money
A person who does not like to spend money
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Etymology
Scrooge comes from the name Ebenezer Scrooge, the mean, stingy character in Charles Dickens's story 'A Christmas Carol'. So, calling someone a scrooge means they are very unwilling to spend money or to share with others.