tightwad
pronunciation
How to pronounce tightwad in British English:
UK [ˈtaɪtwɒd]
How to pronounce tightwad in American English:
US [ˈtaɪtwɑd]
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- Noun:
- a miserly person
Word Origin
- tightwad (n.)
- "parsimonious person," 1900, from tight in the figurative sense of "close-fisted" (1805) + wad (n.). The notions of stringency and avarice also combine in Modern Greek sphiktos "greedy," literally "tight."
Example
- 1. As for the tightwad label , we 're not so sure .
- 2. Two , mr. howard makes it clear how much effort and devotion it takes to live the tightwad lifestyle ; one must constantly troll dozens of web sites for deals in every aspect of one 's life .
- 3. " The nightmares for a tightwad are sushi by the piece or a taxi where you have to watch the meter running , " loewenstein says .
- 4. I know I should let this go , but I don 't like being lied to and she 's such a tightwad .
- 5. Which means that your pa is flattering you by branding you a tightwad , when the reality is worse than that : you are a cheat and a thief .