skinflint
英 ['skɪnflɪnt]
美 ['skɪnflɪnt]
英文词源
- skinflint (n.)
- "miser, one who makes use of contemptible economy to keep money," 1700, slang; literally "kind of person who would skin a flint to save or gain something," from skin (v.) + flint. Flay-flint in same sense is from 1670s.