An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
SKIMP
stint, skimp, scant
(verb) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; “stint with the allowance”
scrimp, stint, skimp
(verb) subsist on a meager allowance; “scratch and scrimp”
scant, skimp
(verb) limit in quality or quantity
skimp, scant
(verb) work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
skimp (third-person singular simple present skimps, present participle skimping, simple past and past participle skimped)
(Scotland, Northern England) To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
Etymology 2
Verb
skimp (third-person singular simple present skimps, present participle skimping, simple past and past participle skimped)
(transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
(intransitive) To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.
Adjective
skimp (comparative more skimp, superlative most skimp)
(dated, UK, dialect or US, colloquial) Scanty.
Noun
skimp (plural skimps)
A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.
(in the plural, colloquial) Underwear.
Source: Wiktionary
Skimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skimped; p. pr. & vb. n. Skimping.] Etym: [Cf. Skinch, Scamp, v. t.]
1. To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
Skimp, v. i.
Definition: To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
Skimp, a.
Definition: Scanty. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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