scrooge

[skrooj] /skrudʒ/
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), scrooged, scrooging.
1.
scrouge.

Scrooge

[skrooj] /skrudʒ/
noun
1.
Ebenezer
[eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/ (Show IPA) a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
2.
(often lowercase) any miserly person.
Origin
1935-40, for def 2
British Dictionary definitions for scrooge

Scrooge

/skruːdʒ/
noun
1.
a mean or miserly person
Word Origin
C19: after a character in Dickens' story A Christmas Carol (1843)
Word Origin and History for scrooge

Scrooge

n.

generic for "miser," 1940, from curmudgeonly character in Dickens' 1843 story "A Christmas Carol." It does not appear to be a genuine English surname. Cf. scrounge.

Slang definitions & phrases for scrooge

scrooch

Related Terms

scrunch


Scrooge

noun
  1. A miser; pinchpenny, tightwad
  2. Aspoiler of Christmas; grinch

[1940+; fr the Dickens character in the 1843 story A Christmas Carol]


scrunch

verb
  1. To squeeze oneself into a tighter space: I scrunched into the corner and covered my ears/ She scrooged over and patted the sofa beside her. Ooch over (entry form 1844+)
  2. To squeeze: He scrunched the paper into a ball (1880+)

[ultimately fr late 16th-century scruze, ''squeeze,'' perhaps a blend of screw and squeeze]