skimp

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

skimps

V_ing/Gerund

skimping

V_ed/pp

skimped

1.
(Northern England, Scotland)To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.
2.
(transitive)To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
3.
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
4.
(intransitive)To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more skimp

Superlative

most skimp

1.
(UK, US, colloquial, dated, dialectal)(dated, UK, dialect or US, colloquial) Scanty.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

skimps

1.
A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.
2.
(colloquial, in plural)(in the plural, colloquial) Underwear.

Từ liên quan

Cùng gốc / liên quan

skimperunskimpedskimp and saveskimpflationskimpily skimpy

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Nguồn gốc từ

Perhaps of gmq origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (to skip, dance, gesture, mock). Cognate with skimpa, dialectal skimpa, skumpa, schimpfen, schimpen. Possibly distantly related to change.