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- [cheep-skeyt]
- /ˈtʃipˌskeɪt/
- /ˈtʃiːp.skeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [cheep-skeyt]
- /ˈtʃipˌskeɪt/
Definitions of cheapskate word
- countable noun cheapskate If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money. 3
- noun cheapskate a miserly person 3
- noun cheapskate a person unwilling to give or spend money; stingy person 3
- noun cheapskate a person who is stingy and miserly. 1
- verb without object cheapskate to act in a stingy or miserly way. 1
- noun cheapskate A stingy person. 1
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Origin of cheapskate
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900; cheap + skate3
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Parts of speech for Cheapskate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cheapskate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cheapskate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cheapskate
noun cheapskate
- tightwad — a close-fisted or stingy person.
- scrooge — Ebenezer [eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/ (Show IPA) a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
- skinflint — a mean, niggardly person; miser.
- penny pincher — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
- piker — a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.
adjective cheapskate
- miserly — of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
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