pinchpennyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪn(t)ʃˌpɛni/, U.S.

/ˈpɪn(t)ʃˌpɛni/

Forms: see pinch- comb. form and penny n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinch- comb. form, penny n.

Etymology: < pinch- comb. form + penny n. With use as adjective compare earlier pinchpence adj.

A. n.

A mean or stingy person; a skinflint, a miser. Cf. pinch v. 10.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person

nithinga1225

chinch?a1300

nigc1300

chincher1333

shut-purse1340

niggardc1384

haynec1386

nigona1400

pinchera1425

pinchpenny?c1425

pynepenya1450

pelt1511

chincherda1529

churl1535

pinchbeck1538

carl?1542

penny-father1549

nipfarthing1566

nipper?1573

holdfast1576

pinchpence1577

pinch fistc1580

pinchfart1592

shit-sticks1598

clunchfist1606

puckfist1606

sharp-nose1611

spare-good1611

crib1622

hog grubber?1626

dry-fist1633

clusterfist1652

niggardling1654

frummer1659

scrat1699

sting-hum1699

nipcheese1785

pincha1825

screw1825

wire-drawer1828

close-fist1861

penny-pincher1875

nip-skin1876

parer1887

pinch-plum1892

cheapskate1899

meanie1902

tightwad1906

stinge1914

penny-peeler1925

mean1938

stiff1967

?c1425 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 147 To hym that lithe in helle deepe ybounde The, avarice, betake I to kepe; Thou pynchepeny [a1450 Harl. pynepeny], there ay mote thou slepe.

1562 J. Heywood Wks. i. xi That bench whistler..is a pinchpeny, As free of gyft, as a poore man of his eie.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A pinch penie, a paltrer, a dodger, a miser, a penie father.

1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 179 A close-fisted niggard,..an old pinch-penny.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. iv. 45 None will be..a Pinch-penny.

1786 R. Polwhele Idyllia, Epigrams, & Fragments x. 92 Boil, Pinch-penny, the Lentils whole, nor stint Your Slaves.

1864 G. A. Sala My Diary in Amer. (1865) I. 158 A stingy American is a monster. You hear of no gripe-fists, no pinch-pennies.

1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route viii. 85 You can always tell the home of the pinchpenny by the narrowness of the eaves.

1955 T. Sterling Evil of Day i. 13 No pinchpenny ever knew anything about pennies. You have to spend them to know.

1991 P. McGilligan George Cukor xii. 326 When Cukor offered it to her for sale, Hepburn, a notorious pinch penny, balked, and indeed was offended by the ultimatum to buy or move.

B. adj. (chiefly attributive).

Miserly, unwilling to spend or allocate money. rare before late 19th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective] > miserly

gnedy?c1225

miserable1484

misera1500

muckeringa1525

pinchpence1540

snudging1553

pinchpenny1582

miserly1593

mising1595

scraping1597

chuff-penny1603

wretched1652

nabalitic1653

skinflint1737

nippit1808

Scrooge-like1976

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 11 Pigmalions riches was shipt, that pinchepeny boucher [L. portantur avari].

1596 Bp. W. Barlow tr. L. Lavater Three Christian Serm. i. 31 This I confesse is some cause, for what will not pinch penny misers do?

1892 News (Frederick, Maryland) 24 Dec. In the matter of national defence there should be no pinch-penny policy.

1922 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 9 146 He found the American greedy for money, but it was not the pinch-penny stinginess of the German-American pioneer.

1948 Sun (Baltimore) 8 Apr. 1/7 A pinchpenny policy toward the Bureau of Internal Revenue will cost the nation billions in evaded taxes.

1992 W. Greider Who will tell People i. ii. 68 Proxmire made himself famous as a pinch-penny watchdog of public spending.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pinchpenny
释义	pinchpennyn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɪn(t)ʃˌpɛni/, U.S. /ˈpɪn(t)ʃˌpɛni/ Forms: see pinch- comb. form and penny n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinch- comb. form, penny n. Etymology: < pinch- comb. form + penny n. With use as adjective compare earlier pinchpence adj. A. n. A mean or stingy person; a skinflint, a miser. Cf. pinch v. 10. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person nithinga1225 chinch?a1300 nigc1300 chincher1333 shut-purse1340 niggardc1384 haynec1386 nigona1400 pinchera1425 pinchpenny?c1425 pynepenya1450 pelt1511 chincherda1529 churl1535 pinchbeck1538 carl?1542 penny-father1549 nipfarthing1566 nipper?1573 holdfast1576 pinchpence1577 pinch fistc1580 pinchfart1592 shit-sticks1598 clunchfist1606 puckfist1606 sharp-nose1611 spare-good1611 crib1622 hog grubber?1626 dry-fist1633 clusterfist1652 niggardling1654 frummer1659 scrat1699 sting-hum1699 nipcheese1785 pincha1825 screw1825 wire-drawer1828 close-fist1861 penny-pincher1875 nip-skin1876 parer1887 pinch-plum1892 cheapskate1899 meanie1902 tightwad1906 stinge1914 penny-peeler1925 mean1938 stiff1967 ?c1425 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 147 To hym that lithe in helle deepe ybounde The, avarice, betake I to kepe; Thou pynchepeny [a1450 Harl. pynepeny], there ay mote thou slepe. 1562 J. Heywood Wks. i. xi That bench whistler..is a pinchpeny, As free of gyft, as a poore man of his eie. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A pinch penie, a paltrer, a dodger, a miser, a penie father. 1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 179 A close-fisted niggard,..an old pinch-penny. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. iv. 45 None will be..a Pinch-penny. 1786 R. Polwhele Idyllia, Epigrams, & Fragments x. 92 Boil, Pinch-penny, the Lentils whole, nor stint Your Slaves. 1864 G. A. Sala My Diary in Amer. (1865) I. 158 A stingy American is a monster. You hear of no gripe-fists, no pinch-pennies. 1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route viii. 85 You can always tell the home of the pinchpenny by the narrowness of the eaves. 1955 T. Sterling Evil of Day i. 13 No pinchpenny ever knew anything about pennies. You have to spend them to know. 1991 P. McGilligan George Cukor xii. 326 When Cukor offered it to her for sale, Hepburn, a notorious pinch penny, balked, and indeed was offended by the ultimatum to buy or move. B. adj. (chiefly attributive). Miserly, unwilling to spend or allocate money. rare before late 19th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective] > miserly gnedy?c1225 miserable1484 misera1500 muckeringa1525 pinchpence1540 snudging1553 pinchpenny1582 miserly1593 mising1595 scraping1597 chuff-penny1603 wretched1652 nabalitic1653 skinflint1737 nippit1808 Scrooge-like1976 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 11 Pigmalions riches was shipt, that pinchepeny boucher [L. portantur avari]. 1596 Bp. W. Barlow tr. L. Lavater Three Christian Serm. i. 31 This I confesse is some cause, for what will not pinch penny misers do? 1892 News (Frederick, Maryland) 24 Dec. In the matter of national defence there should be no pinch-penny policy. 1922 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 9 146 He found the American greedy for money, but it was not the pinch-penny stinginess of the German-American pioneer. 1948 Sun (Baltimore) 8 Apr. 1/7 A pinchpenny policy toward the Bureau of Internal Revenue will cost the nation billions in evaded taxes. 1992 W. Greider Who will tell People i. ii. 68 Proxmire made himself famous as a pinch-penny watchdog of public spending. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.?c1425
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