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Scrimp (noun) means a person who is mean with money.

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A person who is mean with money.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Came from Scots scrimp ("meager"), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schrimpen ("to shrivel up, wrinkle"), from Old Dutch *scrimpan, from Frankish *skrimpan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną ("to shrink"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ("to cut off"), related to Old English sċrimman ("to shrink") and sċrincan ("to shrivel up"). It is a doublet of shrink, shrimp, and shrim.

Rhymes for scrimp

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"scrimp" (noun) means a person who is mean with money.

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