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