noun
lickpenny
Lickpenny (noun) means something that costs a great deal or eats up money quickly.
noun
1
Something that costs a great deal or eats up money quickly.
2
A person who is very unwilling to spend money.
"The Scotsmen, being lickpennies by nature, rode off without paying their bill!"
— Gavin Wood, The Fate of the Jacobite Grenadiers (2014)
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Etymology
Formed from lick and penny.
Rhymes for lickpenny
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What is the meaning of lickpenny?
"lickpenny" (noun) means something that costs a great deal or eats up money quickly.
What are the different meanings of lickpenny?
"lickpenny" has 2 main meanings: 1. Something that costs a great deal or eats up money quickly; 2. A person who is very unwilling to spend money.
