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Uncle Scrooge

Uncle Scrooge noun: a rich miser.

Noun

Uncle Scrooge (plural Uncle Scrooges)

  1. A rich miser.
    • It is an anomaly of our times that an Uncle Sam spending at a rate of some $128 billion yearly should become an Uncle Scrooge in the treatment of government workers!1967, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, “Federal Pay Legislation: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, first session”, in parliamentary debates, U.S. Congress, page 282

Uncle Scrooge meaning in Arabic

Uncle Scrooge in Arabic

rich miser
العم دهب Aleumu Dahab

Forms of Uncle Scrooge

pluralUncle Scrooges

Origin of Uncle Scrooge

From a Disney character, named in reference to Charles Dickens' fictional miser Ebenezer Scrooge.

Questions about Uncle Scrooge

What does Uncle Scrooge mean?
Uncle Scrooge means a rich miser.
What is Uncle Scrooge in Arabic?
Uncle Scrooge in Arabic is العم دهب (Aleumu Dahab). See Uncle Scrooge meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Uncle Scrooge?
Uncle Scrooge is a noun.
What is the plural of Uncle Scrooge?
The plural of Uncle Scrooge is Uncle Scrooges.

Words near Uncle Scrooge in the dictionary

  1. Uncle Joe
  2. Uncle Ned
  3. Uncle Neds
  4. Uncle Sam
  5. Uncle Scam
  6. Uncle Scrooge
  7. Uncle Scrooges
  8. Uncle Sham
  9. Uncle Shmuel
  10. Uncle Sucker
  11. Uncle Sugar

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