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CHINCHY
cheap, chinchy, chintzy
(adjective) embarrassingly stingy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
chinchy (comparative chinchier, superlative chinchiest)
Alternative spelling of chintzy
I consider stingy as a corruption of a very old word, rather than a low expression; and that word is chinchy. "The rich chinchy grede", Chaucer.
Source: Wiktionary
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