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scrooge

noun, often capitalized \ˈskrüj\

Definition of SCROOGE

:  a miserly person
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Origin of SCROOGE

Ebenezer Scrooge, character in the story A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens
First Known Use: 1899

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Synonyms
cheapskate, churl, hunks, niggard, penny-pincher, piker, miser, skinflint, tightwad

Rhymes with SCROOGE

huge, kludge, Lodz, scrouge, stooge

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