"nipcheese" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-nipcheese.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From nip + cheese. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nip|cheese}} nip + cheese Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} nipcheese
  1. Synonym of miserly. Synonyms: miserly [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-nipcheese-en-adj-bi5Zbr7n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 6 47 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 38 25 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nip-cheese

Noun

Audio: En-au-nipcheese.ogg [Australia] Forms: nipcheeses [plural]
Etymology: From nip + cheese. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nip|cheese}} nip + cheese Head templates: {{en-noun}} nipcheese (plural nipcheeses)
  1. (slang, derogatory) Synonym of miser. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: miser [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-nipcheese-en-noun-~F3q5tll Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 38 25 37
  2. (military jargon, derogatory) Synonym of purser. Tags: derogatory, jargon Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: purser [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-nipcheese-en-noun-hrYBR6Tc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 6 47 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 38 25 37 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nip-cheese

Inflected forms

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