Definition of penny pincher

penny pincher    

noun

• a frugal person.

  My father is such a penny pincher that he mends his socks.

  Last edited on Nov 14 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 19 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'penny':
penny f*cker	Definitions include: tight-wad, does not "let go" of money easily.
quite a penny	Definitions include: a large amount of money.
spend a penny	Definitions include: to use a toilet (restroom).
Texas penny	Definitions include: a $100 bill.
Other terms relating to 'pinch':
pinch	Definitions include: to arrest.
pinch a grogan	Definitions include: Expel an unusually large bowel movement.
pinch a loaf	Definitions include: to defecate.
pinched	Definitions include: under the influence of marijuana or other drugs; "stoned".
pinch hitter	Definitions include: a small pipe that holds a single hit of a smokable drug - usually marijuana.
pinch one off	Definitions include: to defecate.

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