"mingy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɪndʒi/ [UK] Forms: mingier [comparative], mingiest [superlative]
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of mean + stingy. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{blend|en|mean|stingy|nocap=1}} blend of mean + stingy Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} mingy (comparative mingier, superlative mingiest)
  1. (colloquial) Mean, miserly, stingy. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: niggardly Translations (mean, miserly): стиснат (stisnat) (Bulgarian), скъпернически (skǎperničeski) (Bulgarian), kaihākere (Maori)

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