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nipcheese

nipcheese noun: synonym of miser.

Noun

nipcheese (plural nipcheeses)

  1. (derogatory, slang) Synonym of miser.
    Synonyms:
    miser
  2. (derogatory, jargon) Synonym of purser.
    Synonyms:
    purser

Adjective

nipcheese

  1. Synonym of miserly.
    • Contrasting with this nip-cheese policy as to all things railway, the Estimates Committee recommends a simpler system of control of expenditure on classified roads, with the emphasis more on achievement and less on control.1962 September, “Talking of Trains: Money for (road) jam”, in Modern Railways, page 153
    Synonyms:
    miserly

Synonyms of nipcheese

Forms of nipcheese

pluralnipcheeses
alternative formnip-cheese

Origin of nipcheese

From nip + cheese.

Questions about nipcheese

What does nipcheese mean?
Nipcheese means synonym of miser.
What part of speech is nipcheese?
Nipcheese can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of nipcheese?
The plural of nipcheese is nipcheeses.

Words near nipcheese in the dictionary

  1. nipas
  2. nipasol
  3. Nipawin
  4. nipbacker
  5. nipbackers
  6. nipcheese
  7. nipcheeses
  8. nipecotic
  9. nipecotic acid
  10. niperotidine
  11. nipfarthing

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