penny-pinching
Britishadjective
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When Annie takes a job at a nightclub in Memphis, she says of its penny-pinching owner: “The man was tight as a skeeter’s teeter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Restaurants are trying to lure back customers after a challenging 2025, where traffic fell and chains pumped out discounts to try to bring penny-pinching consumers back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
What’s happening now is a mix of penny-pinching and finger-pointing.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 24, 2026
Starring Vanessa Williams as the titular prima donna, the brilliantly named Ebony Scrooge, the film follows Ebony’s transformation from penny-pinching pop star to charitable altruist.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
You get in trouble if you're too openly penny-pinching.
From Starman's Quest by Stan Mack
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