skimping

Verb (1)

skimp (third-person singular simple present skimps, present participle skimping, simple past and past participle skimped)

1. (Northern England, Scotland) To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
   • I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.

Verb (2)

skimp (third-person singular simple present skimps, present participle skimping, simple past and past participle skimped)

1. (transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
   • I got out my wallet and let him have a look at my licenses, detective and driver's. He didn't skimp it, being a lawyer.1955 October, Rex Stout, “Die Like a Dog”, in Three Witnesses, Bantam, published 1994, →ISBN, page 159
2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
   • The temptation to skimp examinations and maintenance procedures, to save time or overcome staff shortages, must be resisted, and supervisors must insist on strict adherence to maintenance schedules and quality of workmanship.1964 January, “The maintenance of B.R. diesel-electric locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 54
3. (intransitive) To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

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