Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrooge

/skɹuːd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
scrooge
IPA
/skɹuːd͡ʒ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.

noun

A grinch; one who dislikes the Christmas holidays.

verb

To behave in a greedy or miserly way.

verb

To crush or press; to squeeze (past, into, together, etc.).

British usage; American usage

name

The fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.

Usage

Inflected Forms

scrooges (plural) scrooges (present, singular) scrooging (participle, present) scrooged (participle, past) scrooged (past)

Derived Forms

scrooge Scroogelike Scroogesque Scroogey Scroogian Scroogean

Phrases

scrooge-like bah humbug Scrooge McDuck Uncle Scrooge

Frequently Paired Words

bah humbug

Synonyms

carl cheapass cheapie cheapskate cheapo churl clutchfist el cheapo last of the big spenders magpie miser moneygrubber

Homonyms

scrooge

Rhymes With

huge stooge luge cluj kluge juge ruge fuge hooge googe fruge buege

Questions

How do you pronounce scrooge?
The recorded pronunciation is /skɹuːd͡ʒ/.
What does scrooge mean?
A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
Where does scrooge come from?
From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.

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