skinflint
[ skin-flint ]
/ ˈskɪnˌflɪnt /
noun
a mean, niggardly person; miser.
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Nearby words
skin-deep, skin-dive, skin-pop, skin-search, skin-tight, skinflint, skinful, skinhead, skink, skinking, skinless
SYNONYMS FOR skinflint
Related formsskin·flint·i·ly, adverbskin·flint·i·ness, nounskin·flint·y, adjective
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skinflint
/ (ˈskɪnˌflɪnt) /
noun
an ungenerous or niggardly person; miser
Derived Formsskinflinty, adjective
Word Origin for skinflint
C18: referring to a person so avaricious that he would skin (swindle) a flint
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Word Origin and History for skinflint
skinflint
"miser, one who makes use of contemptible economy to keep money," 1700, slang; literally "kind of person who would skin a flint to save or gain something," from skin (v.) + flint. Flay-flint in same sense is from 1670s.
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