tightwad
IPA: tˈaɪtwɑd
noun
- (colloquial, derogatory) One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money.
- A village in Missouri.
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Examples of "tightwad" in Sentences
- I am a real tightwad.
- Stop being such a tightwad.
- He is known as a tightwad in his town.
- Get your facts straight, you tightwad.
- As I have noted in the past, I am a tightwad.
- Tightwad is a slang mainly used in US and Canada.
- For that matter, tightwad and cheapskate should also redirect there.
- Being a tightwad such as I am, that is a most blasphemous thing to do.
- But, as mums know, there's a difference between running a tight ship and being a tightwad.
- Mainstream media will certainly have you thinking that it is those pesky tightwad Republicans holding up a deal.