skimp

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈskɪmp/
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/ˈskɪmp/ · /ˈskɘmp/

Definition of skimp

7 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland)To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
    “I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.”
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verb

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland)To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
    “I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.”
  2. (transitive)To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
    “I got out my wallet and let him have a look at my licenses, detective and driver's. He didn't skimp it, being a lawyer.”
  3. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
    “The temptation to skimp examinations and maintenance procedures, to save time or overcome staff shortages, must be resisted, and supervisors must insist on strict adherence to maintenance schedules and quality of workmanship.”
    “Apple’s investment bought something. Its shows feel professional. They look like premium products that no one skimped on.”
  4. (intransitive)To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

adj

  1. (UK, US, colloquial, dated, dialectal)Scanty.

noun

  1. A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.
    “I remembered how fierce it hurt and how it blistered. All that pain from just a skimp of flesh.”
  2. (colloquial, in-plural)Underwear.
    “While presenting a rundown of the sexiest soap stars in the world in this week's ZOO, Hollyoaks' Gemma Atkinson very kindly stripped down to her skimps herself.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (“to skip, dance, gesture, mock”). Cognate with Icelandic skimpa (“to scoff at, scorn”), dialectal Swedish skimpa (“to skip, dance”), Faroese skumpa (“to shove, bump”), German schimpfen (“to grumble, scold”), Dutch schimpen (“to mock, make fun of, scold”). Possibly distantly related to change.

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