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Scroogey

Scroogey adjective: resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.

Adjective

Scroogey (comparative more Scroogey, superlative most Scroogey)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.
    • The idea comes from a particularly Scroogey, and infamous, paper by the economist Joel Waldfogel, who estimated that the deadweight loss from gift-giving is one-tenth to one-third of the gift’s value.2015 December 18, Ana Swanson, “Why cash is the worst gift”, in The Washington Post
    • Before you write off this review as uncharitably Scroogey, take note: four children, ages eight to 11, gathered round the television to attend the screening. Plied with mugs of sugary cocoa, a frighteningly willing audience heeded the call of duty.2022 November 28, Lauren Mechling, “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol review – Netflix’s junky musical is a lump of coal”, in The Guardian

Synonyms of Scroogey

Forms of Scroogey

comparativemore Scroogey
superlativemost Scroogey

Origin of Scroogey

From Scrooge + -y.

Questions about Scroogey

What does Scroogey mean?
Scroogey means resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.
What part of speech is Scroogey?
Scroogey is an adjective.

Words near Scroogey in the dictionary

  1. Scroogean
  2. scrooged
  3. Scroogelike
  4. scrooges
  5. Scroogesque
  6. Scroogey
  7. Scroogian
  8. scroogie
  9. scroogies
  10. scrooging
  11. scroonch

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