scrooge

See also: Scrooge

English

Etymology 1

From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɹuːd͡ʒ/
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  • Rhymes: -uːd͡ʒ

Noun

scrooge (plural scrooges)

  1. A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:miser
  2. A person who is grumpy about the Christmas holidays.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

scrooge (third-person singular simple present scrooges, present participle scrooging, simple past and past participle scrooged)

  1. (UK, US, dialect) To crush or press; to squeeze (past, into, together, etc.).
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