CHINCHY


Meaning of CHINCHY in English

/chin"chee/ , adj., chinchier, chinchiest . Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

stingy; miserly; cheap.

[ 1400-50; late ME, deriv. of chinche (n. and adj.) chinche, chiche ciccus for L ciccum a bagatelle; see -Y 1 ]

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