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tightwad

noun

Etymology

From tight + wad.

  1. derived from váðmál
  2. inherited from wadmal
  3. compounded as tightwad — “tight + wad”

Definitions

  1. One who is stingy

    One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money.

    • That tightwad would drive ten miles to save a few cents on gas.
    • He gulps down the hot coffee and leaves a nice fat tip. No one can say he's a tightwad.

  2. A village in Missouri.

The neighborhood

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