frugalista
frugalista noun: a person (especially a woman) who is fashionable while being thrifty.
Noun
frugalista (plural frugalistas)
- A person (especially a woman) who is fashionable while being thrifty.
- Of course, some folks think my posts here are just as dreadful, but hey... :-)) I suppose I could collect up all my own posts and cull them for book material, but in true frugalista fashion, I'd prefer to keep them in "free space" so that people can have them for nothing more than a bit of effort...1996 September 24, Mari Morgan, misc.consumers.frugal-living (Usenet)
- Our Frugalista is getting married.2005 February 11, Aime Palmer, “OUR FRUGALISTA IS GETTING MARRIED!”, in Palm Beach Post (FL), page 4E
- Synonyms:
- recessionista
Examples of frugalista in a sentence
- Maybe the modern, tech-enabled consumer remembers Mom’s frugalista boasts as puzzling behavior in a less-sophisticated era.2008 July 27, “Consumed - Silicon Clips - The Coupon's New Life Online”, in New York Times:
- This week: cheap thrills and freebies for the frugalista.2008 July 30, “The body beautiful”, in Telegraph.co.uk:
Synonyms of frugalista
Forms of frugalista
| plural | frugalistas |
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Origin of frugalista
From frugal + -ista, after the pattern of fashionista. Piecewise doublet of frugalist.
Questions about frugalista
- What does frugalista mean?
- Frugalista means a person (especially a woman) who is fashionable while being thrifty.
- How do you use frugalista in a sentence?
- Maybe the modern, tech-enabled consumer remembers Mom’s frugalista boasts as puzzling behavior in a less-sophisticated era.
- What part of speech is frugalista?
- Frugalista is a noun.
- What is the plural of frugalista?
- The plural of frugalista is frugalistas.
Words near frugalista in the dictionary
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