penny-pinchedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃt/, U.S.

/ˈpɛniˌpɪn(t)ʃt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny n., pinched adj., penny-pincher n.

Etymology: < penny n. + pinched adj., after penny-pinching adj., penny-pinching n., penny-pincher n. Compare later penny-pinch v.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

Characterized by penny-pinching; (also) short of money; needing to economize.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > lacking money

to the boneOE

silverlessc1325

pennilessc1330

moneylessc1400

impecunious1596

crossless1600

penceless1605

unmoneyed1606

coinless1614

emptya1643

out of pocket1679

money-bound1710

broke1716

embarrassed1744

stiver cramped1785

plackless1786

taper1789

poundlessa1794

shillingless1797

unpennied1804

fundless1809

impecuniary1814

hard up1821

soldier-thighed1825

cashless1833

stiverless1839

fly-blown1853

strapped1857

stick1859

tight1859

stone-broke1886

stony1886

oofless1888

stony-broke1890

motherless1906

penny-pinched1918

skinned1924

skint1925

on the beach1935

potless1936

boracic1959

uptight1967

brassic1982

1918 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 10 Feb. Both declared that ‘cheap, inefficient help, hired in a penny-pinched policy’ was responsible for much delay.

1937 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 6 Dec. 4/1 He was rich—rich, at any rate, by comparison with his penny-pinched surroundings.

1961 M. J. Pusey in S. Fine & G. S. Brown Amer. Past II. xvii. 549 The Eisenhower administration, penny-pinched and budget-obsessed, sabotaged the annual legislative drives for Federal aid to schools.

2003 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Nov. a30/1 It probably surprised no one that a bus driver could be irascible or that his penny-pinched wife might have a bitter edge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penny-pinched
释义	penny-pinchedadj. Brit. /ˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃt/, U.S. /ˈpɛniˌpɪn(t)ʃt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny n., pinched adj., penny-pincher n. Etymology: < penny n. + pinched adj., after penny-pinching adj., penny-pinching n., penny-pincher n. Compare later penny-pinch v. colloquial (originally U.S.). Characterized by penny-pinching; (also) short of money; needing to economize. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > lacking money to the boneOE silverlessc1325 pennilessc1330 moneylessc1400 impecunious1596 crossless1600 penceless1605 unmoneyed1606 coinless1614 emptya1643 out of pocket1679 money-bound1710 broke1716 embarrassed1744 stiver cramped1785 plackless1786 taper1789 poundlessa1794 shillingless1797 unpennied1804 fundless1809 impecuniary1814 hard up1821 soldier-thighed1825 cashless1833 stiverless1839 fly-blown1853 strapped1857 stick1859 tight1859 stone-broke1886 stony1886 oofless1888 stony-broke1890 motherless1906 penny-pinched1918 skinned1924 skint1925 on the beach1935 potless1936 boracic1959 uptight1967 brassic1982 1918 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 10 Feb. Both declared that ‘cheap, inefficient help, hired in a penny-pinched policy’ was responsible for much delay. 1937 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 6 Dec. 4/1 He was rich—rich, at any rate, by comparison with his penny-pinched surroundings. 1961 M. J. Pusey in S. Fine & G. S. Brown Amer. Past II. xvii. 549 The Eisenhower administration, penny-pinched and budget-obsessed, sabotaged the annual legislative drives for Federal aid to schools. 2003 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Nov. a30/1 It probably surprised no one that a bus driver could be irascible or that his penny-pinched wife might have a bitter edge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1918
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