U36b
Words and expressions used to describe a person who saves in a mean way or is greedy in money matters: “She certainly is ________.”
| TIGHT | 363 |
| STINGY | 155 |
| TIGHT-FISTED | 64 |
| GREEDY | 58 |
| NR | 57 |
| SCOTCH | 52 |
| MONEY-HUNGRY | 51 |
| CLOSE | 48 |
| HOGGISH | 46 |
| CHEAP | 41 |
| CHINCHY | 33 |
| MISERLY | 32 |
| TIGHTWAD | 29 |
| CHINTZY | 23 |
| GRASPING | 21 |
| GRABBY | 11 |
| MISER | 11 |
| MONEY-CRAZY | 10 |
| CLOSE-FISTED | 9 |
| MONEY-GRABBER | 8 |
| MONEY-MAD | 8 |
| PENNY-PINCHER | 8 |
| THRIFTY | 8 |
| PIGGISH | 5 |
| GOLD DIGGER | 4 |
| HOARDER | 4 |
| SELFISH | 4 |
| TIGHT WITH HER MONEY | 4 |
| CHEAPIE | 3 |
| GRABBER | 3 |
| PENNY-PINCHING | 3 |
| PENURIOUS | 3 |
| SAVING | 3 |
| SKINFLINT | 3 |
| TIGHTER THAN A BARK ON A TREE | 3 |
| CAREFUL | 2 |
| CHINCH | 2 |
| CHISELER | 2 |
| CLOSE WITH HER MONEY | 2 |
| COUNTS HER PENNIES | 2 |
| DOGGISH | 2 |
| FRUGAL | 2 |
| GLUTTON | 2 |
| GLUTTON FOR MONEY | 2 |
| GRABBING | 2 |
| GRAFTY | 2 |
| GREEDY FOR MONEY | 2 |
| HOG | 2 |
| MEAN | 2 |
| OLD TIGHTWAD | 2 |
| PINCH-PENNY | 2 |
| PINCHY | 2 |
| SCRIMPS | 2 |
| TIGHT AS THE BARK ON A TREE | 2 |
| WITCH | 2 |
| AFTER MONEY | 1 |
| AFTER THE LAST DOLLAR | 1 |
| AWFUL STINGY-GUT | 1 |
| BAD EGG | 1 |
| CANNY | 1 |
| CHEAPSKATE | 1 |
| CHEESY | 1 |
| CHINKY | 1 |
| CLOSE AS BARK ON A TREE | 1 |
| CLOSE WITH A DOLLAR | 1 |
| CLOSE WITH A NICKEL | 1 |
| CONNIVING | 1 |
| COOT FOR MONEY | 1 |
| COULD MAKE A PENNY SQUEAL | 1 |
| CRAB | 1 |
| CRAFTY | 1 |
| CRAZY | 1 |
| DOES SQUEEZE THE EAGLE | 1 |
| DOESN’T KNOW THAT SHE CAN’T TAKE IT WITH HER | 1 |
| DOESN’T SPEND MORE THAN SHE HAS TO | 1 |
| ECONOMICAL | 1 |
| GOT HER FIRST NICKEL | 1 |
| GRAB-ALL | 1 |
| GRABBING AND A-SNATCHING | 1 |
| GRASPY | 1 |
| GREEDER | 1 |
| GREEDY GUS | 1 |
| GREEDY OLD CUSS | 1 |
| GREEDY OVER MONEY | 1 |
| GREEDY THING | 1 |
| GREEDY WITH HER MONEY | 1 |
| GREEDY WITH IT | 1 |
| GRIPING WITH IT | 1 |
| GROPSICH | 1 |
| HANGING ON TO IT | 1 |
| HANGS ONTO THE PURSE STRINGS | 1 |
| HARD TO DEAL WITH | 1 |
| HARD TO GET MONEY OUT OF | 1 |
| HETTY GREEN | 1 |
| HOGGISH AFTER MONEY | 1 |
| HOGGY | 1 |
| HUNGRY | 1 |
| HUNGRY FOR MONEY | 1 |
| JEW | 1 |
| KIKE | 1 |
| LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE | 1 |
| MEACHY | 1 |
| MISERABLE | 1 |
| MONEY-CONSCIOUS | 1 |
| MONEY-DRUNK | 1 |
| MONEY-GETTER | 1 |
| MONEY-GRABBING | 1 |
| NARROW | 1 |
| NASTY | 1 |
| NIGGARDLY | 1 |
| NIGGERLY | 1 |
| NITTY | 1 |
| NUMBER ONE | 1 |
| OUT FOR THE BUCK | 1 |
| PARSIMONIOUS | 1 |
| PECURICOUS | 1 |
| PENNY-SAVER | 1 |
| PENNY-SNATCHER | 1 |
| PIGGY | 1 |
| PINCHER | 1 |
| PINCHES HER PENNIES | 1 |
| SCOTCHY | 1 |
| SCRIMY | 1 |
| SCRINY | 1 |
| SCROOGE | 1 |
| SCROOGY | 1 |
| SCROUNGY | 1 |
| SHORT | 1 |
| SHREWD | 1 |
| SHYSTER | 1 |
| SMALL | 1 |
| SO STINGY SHE SQUEAKS | 1 |
| SO TIGHT SHE SQUEAKS | 1 |
| SQUEAKS WHEN SHE WALKS | 1 |
| SQUEEZE A DOLLAR TILL THE EAGLE HOLLERS | 1 |
| SQUEEZES A NICKEL SO HARD THE BUFFALO FARTS | 1 |
| STINGY TO A FAULT | 1 |
| STINT | 1 |
| THEY’LL GRAB | 1 |
| THIRSTY | 1 |
| TIGHT JEW | 1 |
| TIGHT ON THE MONEY | 1 |
| TIGHT WITH A DOLLAR | 1 |
| TIGHT WITH MONEY | 1 |
| TIGHTER THAN A COOT | 1 |
| TIGHTER THAN A JEW | 1 |
| TIGHTER THAN A SCOTCHMAN | 1 |
| TWO-FISTED | 1 |
| WANTS IT ALL | 1 |
| WILL SQUEEZE A PENNY TILL IT SQUEALS | 1 |
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