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Stinginess
See also Greed, Miserliness. Stoicism (See LONGSUFFERING.) Benny, Jack (1894–1974) the king of penny pinchers. [Radio: “The Jack Benny Program” in Buxton, 122–123; TV: Terrace, 402] Philip’s penny-pinching, smugly religious uncle. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 670–672] parsimonious and distrustful man hoards gold treasure. [Rom. Lit.: The Pot of Gold] inherits, marries, and hoards money. [Br. Lit.: Vanity Fair] begrudged every penny she spent. [Am. Lit.: Mc Teague] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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