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- [skrooj]
- /skrudʒ/
- /skruːdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skrooj]
- /skrudʒ/
Definitions of scrooge word
- noun scrooge Ebenezer [eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/ (Show IPA) a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol. 1
- noun scrooge (often lowercase) any miserly person. 1
- noun scrooge miserly person 1
- variable noun scrooge If you call someone a Scrooge, you disapprove of them because they are very mean and hate spending money. 0
- noun scrooge a mean or miserly person 0
- noun scrooge a hard, miserly misanthrope 0
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Origin of scrooge
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40, for def 2
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Parts of speech for Scrooge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scrooge popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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".
scrooge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scrooge
noun scrooge
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- hoarder — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- miser — a comedy (1668) by Molière.
- moneygrubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
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