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tightwad, n. (and a.) slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.).|ˈtaɪtwɒd|
Also tight-wad.
[f. tight a. + wad n.1 2 b.]
A miserly person; one who keeps his wad of paper money tightly rolled. Also attrib. and (rarely) as adj. Also fig.
[1900Ade More Fables 30 Henry was undoubtedly the Tightest Wad in the Township.] 1906S. Ford Shorty McCabe ii. 32 Keep these, and found a home for Incurable Tight-Wads. a1911D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) i. xv. 255 You've forgotten what a lot of tightwads and petty swindlers they are. 1914Wells Fargo Messenger III. 9 (caption) Tight-wad Tim. 1934Punch 26 Dec. 715/3 ‘A spendthrift’, countered Chloe, ‘makes a much more satisfactory husband than a tight-wad.’ 1945S. Lewis Cass Timberlane xviii. 107 Hey, don't be so tightwad with that hootch. Ibid. xxxii. 228 The man said to his wife, ‘Our friend here has made a pretty good joke?’ She said, ‘Come on now—don't be a tightwad—what's his pretty good joke?’ 1959‘A. Gilbert’ Death takes Wife xv. 188 He may be a bit of a tightwad. 1971Sunday Express (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. (Comic Suppl.) 1/2 Blondie, I have a great idea to get a raise out of old tight⁓wad Mr. Dithers. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 26 June 10/2 When hard times hit..salesmen put the blame for their dwindling commissions on everybody else: the manufacturers, tightwad consumers [etc.]. 1977Sunday Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 31 July 19/4 Bleeding tightwad! You'd think with all that cash he'd take a taxi. |