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nipcheese

noun

Etymology

From nip + cheese.

  1. derived from cāseus
  2. inherited from *kāsī✻
  3. inherited from ċīese
  4. inherited from chese
  5. compounded as nipcheese — “nip + cheese”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of miser.

  2. Synonym of purser.

  3. Synonym of miserly.

    • Contrasting with this nip-cheese policy as to all things railway, the Estimates Committee recommends a simpler system of control of expenditure on classified roads, with the emphasis more on achievement and less on control.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA