tightwad
tightwad
slang A very stingy or miserly person. Sorry for being such a tightwad. I just have to be very careful with my money until I get my next paycheck. Maybe if the boss weren't a huge tightwad we could actually work with modern software for a change.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
tight wad
n. a stingy person; a miser. (see also wad.) There’s no need to be such a tight wad.
See also: tight, wad
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- tight wad
- closefisted
- closefisted (with money)
- tightfisted
- mean enough to steal a penny off a dead man's eyes
- mingy
- the roof caves in
- the roof falls in
- it's too late for sorry
- big-ticket