cheapskate
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It’s partly the cheapskate middle-class advice columnist in me, and it’s partly due to where you are in your life.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
On “Oi,” a clever stand-in for the word “hoy,” the duo deploy frenetic breakbeats, Ramones-style gang vocals and a touch of Toño Rosario freakness to demand their dues from a cheapskate boss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
I’m glad I can finally allow my cheapskate self to pay someone for house repairs that require climbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Or opt for the skinny, cheapskate $5 burger deluxe that tastes like it was cribbed from the menu of Loretta’s or Dick’s.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Claudia replied, “You know, Jamie, for a brother and a cheapskate, you’re not too bad.”
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
Unlike many other teams that have made baseball a haven for cheapskates, the Dodgers invest much of their revenue back into the roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
His voice was just one in a chorus of travel executives and tourism officials recently taking digs at the cheapskates among their customers.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2022
"It's true, Canada. We're a nation of cheapskates," wrote Matt Gurney.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2020
But are multimillionaires who darn their socks really just cheapskates?
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2015
“Tell me about it. Or more to the point, you tell those cheapskates down at the First Illinois about it. These are my men I’m putting on the line, officer. Good men. Men like you.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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