mingy attitude
- noun
- UK
:
actitud tacaña
- I can't stand his mingy attitude when it comes to splitting the bill.
Examples
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Her mingy attitude made the office holiday gift exchange awkward for everyone.
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Despite their wealth, the couple’s mingy attitude was evident in their reluctance to donate.
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It was his mingy attitude that led people to stop inviting him to group dinners.
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Her mingy attitude towards charity shocked everyone.
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Despite their wealth, the couple’s mingy attitude was evident in their reluctance to donate.
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Her mingy attitude made the office holiday gift exchange awkward for everyone.
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I can't stand his mingy attitude when it comes to splitting the bill.
Synonyms
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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 wanting to spend money or share with others
Not giving money or help when others expect it
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 composed from 'mingy' (reluctant to give or share) + 'attitude' (habitual way of thinking), so the overall sense of a stingy way of thinking is predictable from the parts. This adjective+noun composition follows standard English patterns and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Mingy attitude shows a clear picture: someone holding every coin close and refusing to share. The word mingy suggests stinginess and attitude is their way of acting, so the phrase means 'a stingy way of thinking or behaving'.