scrooge
[ skrooj ]
/ skrudʒ /
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verb (used with or without object), scrooged, scroog·ing.
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Definition for scrooge (2 of 2)
Scrooge
[ skrooj ]
/ skrudʒ /
noun
Eb·e·ne·zer [eb-uh-nee-zer], /ˌɛb əˈni zər/, a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
(often lowercase) any miserly person.
Origin of Scrooge
1935–40, for def. 2
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British Dictionary definitions for scrooge
Scrooge
/ (skruːdʒ) /
noun
a mean or miserly person
Word Origin for Scrooge
C19: after a character in Dickens' story A Christmas Carol (1843)
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