pinchgut

/ˈpɪntʃˌɡʌt/
noun
  1. A miserly or stingy person; someone who is extremely tight with money.
    • Don't be a pinchgut — share your candy with your friends.
    • Old Mr. Higgins was such a pinchgut that he never bought new clothes.
    • The pinchgut landlord refused to fix the leaky roof.
  2. A state of extreme poverty or scarcity.
    • The family endured a pinchgut winter with little food.
    • After losing his job, he faced months of pinchgut.
    • During the war, the whole country lived in pinchgut conditions.
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