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cheapskate
cheap·skate
[
chp skàyt
]
(
plural
cheap·skates
)
noun
Definition:
stingy person:
somebody regarded as ungenerous
(
informal
)
[
Late 19th century. < U.S. slang skate "worn-out horse, contemptible person" < ?
]
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