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Definitions for scrooge
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Princeton's WordNet
niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churlnoun
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
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scroogenoun
A miserly, selfish person, comparable to the fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge of Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
Scroogenoun
The fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge of Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
Etymology: The use of the word came from the name of the character, Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens book, A Christmas Carol, and was thus used to describe someone who acted like the character in the book.
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scrooge
A scrooge is a person who is extremely tight with their money or stingy. They avoid unnecessary spending and often lack generosity. The term comes from the character Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ 'A Christmas Carol', who is known for his miserly ways before he undergoes a transformation to become more benevolent and generous.
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Scrooge
Scrooge is a 1970 musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic 1843 story, A Christmas Carol. It was filmed in London, directed by Ronald Neame, and starred Albert Finney in the title role. The film's musical score was composed by Leslie Bricusse, and arranged and conducted by Ian Fraser. With eleven musical arrangements interspersed throughout, the award-winning motion picture is a faithful musical retelling of the original, with one exception noted below. The film received limited praise, but Albert Finney won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy in 1971. The film received four Academy Award nominations. It is the only live-action version of the story to be nominated for Oscars.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scrooge in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scrooge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of scrooge in a Sentence
Who is your all time favorite television character and why? "Scrooge McDuck. A greedy, caustic duck who does what he wants and doesn't listen to anyone, followed around by three young nephews who are always getting into trouble? Clearly, the inspiration for House MD. Also, the guy freaking swam in money. Literally.
That might sound like Ebineezer Scrooge, but sometimes all of that cheer needs a shot of reality along with the eggnog and this may be one of those times.
...it was always said of him Scrooge that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us
Scrooge's wealth goes to hell.
'Out upon merry Christmas What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer... If I could work my will,' said Scrooge indignantly, 'every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' upon his lips should be boiled with his won pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should'
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