mingy (redirected from mingier)

min·gy  (mnj)

adj. min·gi·er, min·gi·est Informal

1. Small in quantity; meager: mingy wages.

2. Mean and stingy.

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[Perhaps from m(ean)² + (st)ingy.]

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mingy

Adjective

[-gier, -giest] Brit & NZ informal mean or miserly [probably a blend of mean + stingy]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

mingy - (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" miserly, tight, mean stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

Translations

mingy [ˈmɪndʒɪ] adj (col) → tacaño

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mingy [ˈmɪndʒɪ] adj (inf) → radin(e)

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mingy [ˈmɪndʒɪ] (inf) adj → knick(e)rig;

(amount) → mick(e)rig

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mingy [ˈmɪndʒɪ] adj (col) [amount] → misero/a: [person] → spilorcio/a