skimp.
To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
Meaning & usage
To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (“to skip, dance, gesture, mock”). Cognate with Icelandic skimpa (“to scoff at, scorn”), dialectal Swedish skimpa (“to skip, dance”), Faroese skumpa (“to shove, bump”), German schimpfen (“to grumble, scold”), Dutch schimpen (“to mock, make fun of, scold”). Possibly distantly related to change.
To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.
Where this word comes from
Probably related to scamp and scrimp.
Scanty.
Where this word comes from
Probably related to scamp and scrimp.
A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.
Underwear.
Where this word comes from
Probably related to scamp and scrimp.
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