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/tuyt"wod'/, n. Informal.a close-fisted or stingy person.[1895-1900, Amer.; TIGHT + WAD1]
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Tightwad — Tightwad, MO U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 63 Housing Units (2000): 33 Land area (2000): 1.000207 sq. miles (2.590525 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.007169 sq. miles (0.018567 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.007376 sq. miles (2.609092 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Tightwad, MO — U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 63 Housing Units (2000): 33 Land area (2000): 1.000207 sq. miles (2.590525 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.007169 sq. miles (0.018567 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.007376 sq. miles (2.609092 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
tightwad — (n.) parsimonious person, 1900, from TIGHT (Cf. tight) in the sense of close fisted (1805) + WAD (Cf. wad) (n.). The notions of stringency and avarice also combine in Mod.Gk. sphiktos greedy, lit. tight … Etymology dictionary
tightwad — [n] miser cheapskate*, churl, hoarder, moneygrubber*, penny pincher*, pinchfist*, pinchpenny*, Scrooge*, skinflint, stiff; concepts 348,412,423 … New thesaurus
tightwad — ► NOUN informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a miserly person … English terms dictionary
tightwad — ☆ tightwad [tīt′wäd΄ ] n. [ TIGHT + WAD1] Slang a stingy person; miser … English World dictionary
tightwad — UK [ˈtaɪtˌwɒd] / US [ˈtaɪtˌwɑd] noun [countable] Word forms tightwad : singular tightwad plural tightwads mainly American informal, showing disapproval someone who always tries to avoid spending money … English dictionary
tightwad — {n. phr.} A stingy person. * /My father is such a tightwad that he won t give me an allowance./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tightwad — {n. phr.} A stingy person. * /My father is such a tightwad that he won t give me an allowance./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tightwad — noun One who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money (usually mildly derisive). That tightwad would walk ten miles to save a few cents on gas. Syn: frugal, miser, skinflint … Wiktionary
tightwad — n. phr. A stingy person. My father is such a tightwad that he won t give me an allowance … Словарь американских идиом
