mingy

English

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɪndʒi/

Adjective

mingy (comparative mingier, superlative mingiest)

1. (colloquial) Mean, miserly, stingy.
   • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 298:

     After the Liberation Mrs Crewe kept on being as mingy as before with the food; and wouldn't let Harold buy any new clothes.