cheapskate
a person who does not like to spend money
TRANSLATION
cheapskate = der Geizhals
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Frank Gehry gained widespread attention for his "Easy Edges" line of laminated cardboard furniture, a precursor to his 1976 series of designs for "CHEAPSKATE architecture" which many experts named "junkitecture."
In 1979, Gehry famously renovated a Santa Monica bungalow - by surrounding it with another house made from raw materials like chain-link fencing. The house won Gehry an American Institute of Architects award - and the threat of lawsuits from several angry neighbors.
Gehry, Frank (1929- ) Canadian-born American postmodern architect and furniture designer noted for his pioneering use of cheap, everyday materials; and for such sculptural buildings as the $100 million titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain and his $220 million design for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A.
In 1979, Gehry famously renovated a Santa Monica bungalow - by surrounding it with another house made from raw materials like chain-link fencing. The house won Gehry an American Institute of Architects award - and the threat of lawsuits from several angry neighbors.
Gehry, Frank (1929- ) Canadian-born American postmodern architect and furniture designer noted for his pioneering use of cheap, everyday materials; and for such sculptural buildings as the $100 million titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain and his $220 million design for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A.
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cheap-skate
noun (slang)
- someone who does not like spending money, a mean person
Synonyms:
cheapskate, curmudgeon, glutton, hoarder, hog, misanthrope, misanthropist, miser, moneygrubber, muckworm, niggard, penny pincher, pig, pinchfist, pinchpenny, scrimp, scrooge, Shylock, skinflint, tightwad
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"Please don't think me a cheapskate, but after letting go of 20% of our sales staff I don't think it would be a good idea to have our next marketing event at a 5-star hotel"
noun (slang)
- someone who does not like spending money, a mean person
Synonyms:
cheapskate, curmudgeon, glutton, hoarder, hog, misanthrope, misanthropist, miser, moneygrubber, muckworm, niggard, penny pincher, pig, pinchfist, pinchpenny, scrimp, scrooge, Shylock, skinflint, tightwad
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"Please don't think me a cheapskate, but after letting go of 20% of our sales staff I don't think it would be a good idea to have our next marketing event at a 5-star hotel"
