scrooge
The origin and history of scrooge.
Etymology
From Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly central character of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.
Class of 1843
scrooge first entered the language around 1843.
See the full Class of 1843 →The origin and history of scrooge.
From Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly central character of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.
scrooge first entered the language around 1843.
See the full Class of 1843 →by FreeDict.com
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