nipcheese

English

Alternative forms

nip-cheese

Etymology

From nip +‎ cheese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nipcheese (plural nipcheeses)

(slang, derogatory) Synonym of miser.
(military jargon, derogatory) Synonym of purser.

Adjective

nipcheese

Synonym of miserly.
- 1962 September, “Talking of Trains: Money for (road) jam”, in Modern Railways, page 153:
  Contrasting with this nip-cheese policy as to all things railway, the Estimates Committee recommends a simpler system of control of expenditure on classified roads, with the emphasis more on achievement and less on control.

References

“nipcheese”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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