chinchy

[ chin-chee ]

adjective

, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

, chinch·i·er, chinch·i·est.

1. stingy; miserly; cheap.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chinchy¹

1400–50; late Middle English, derivative of chinche (noun and adj.) < Old French chinche, chiche < Vulgar Latin *ciccus for Latin ciccum a bagatelle; -y ¹