Scroogey
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.
"The idea comes from a particularly Scroogey, and infamous, paper by the economist Joel Waldfogel, who estimated that the deadweight loss from gift-giving is one-tenth to one-third of the gift’s value."
Example
More examples"The idea comes from a particularly Scroogey, and infamous, paper by the economist Joel Waldfogel, who estimated that the deadweight loss from gift-giving is one-tenth to one-third of the gift’s value."
Etymology
From Scrooge + -y.
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