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  • noun Alternative spelling of penny pincher.

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Examples

  • BOOM Studios is proud to announce that UNCLE SCROOGE #384 has sold out, sending everyone†™ s favorite feathered penny-pincher into 2nd printing.

    Uncle Scrooge #384 back to press | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • There's the roly-poly penny-pincher who orders the $39.95 surf-and-turf platter with a vat of beer and onion rings and, oh yeah, throw in some of that chocolate mousse, why don't you, while you yourself nibble on a paltry grilled cheese sandwich, and then he gamely offers to split the $108 bill right down the middle.

    Putting the Squeeze on Cheapskates Joe Queenan 2011

  • Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal MONEY MANAGER: For the penny-pincher, vintage cast-iron piggy banks in the shape of famous buildings.

    Father's Day Gift Guide 2011

  • Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal MONEY MANAGER: For the penny-pincher, vintage cast-iron piggy banks in the shape of famous buildings.

    Father's Day Gift Guide 2011

  • For awhile there I thought it might be a Dutch penny-pincher thing, but I'm glad to know it's more universal!

    I Am a PCS Worrier - SpouseBUZZ 2009

  • The penny-pincher in me asks and why can't they meet when B.O. visits Martha's Vineyard VS the taxpayers footing the cost of yet another expensive photo op??

    Obama to meet this week with professor, officer 2009

  • For example, I could tell a penny-pincher coming a mile away and knew to jack the price up a few hundred bucks so he could feel good when he thought that he had negotiated me down.

    Cake Boss Buddy Valastro 2010

  • The self-described penny-pincher Brown spent a paltry $7.30 per vote.

    Tina Dupuy: California GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Was the Highest Bidder 2010

  • Such partnerships can work for a certain period of time, but eventually the penny-pincher gets disillusioned with the spendthrift.

    ‘Chimerica’ is Headed for Divorce 2009

  • The moguls: Harry Warner, the dour, patriotic penny-pincher in New York, and his brother Jack, the parsimonious profiteer in Hollywood; Harry Cohn at Columbia, Louis B. Mayer at MGM, and Mr. Malaprop, Sam Goldwyn.

    Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler: Neutrality in Thought and Greed 2009

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  • unwilling to spend money

    June 15, 2009