English Explanatory Dictionary

cheap Charlie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cheapskate, a miser.

Word forms

cheap Charlie cheap Charlies

Etymology

See cheap and Charlie (“Vietcong”, US military slang); likely originated among US soldiers in Vietnam as a Vietnam War-era military slang to refer to American GIs who were unwilling to spend extravagantly at bars or restaurants, or for prostitutes.

Synonyms

miser carl cheapass cheapie cheapskate cheapo churl clutchfist el cheapo last of the big spenders magpie moneygrubber muckworm nickel nurser nig niggard nigon nipcheese nipfarthing penny-father penny pincher pickpenny piker pinch-commons pinch-gut pincher pinchfist pinchpenny scrimp scrooge snudge squirrel skinflint tight-arse tightwad

Antonyms

two week millionaire spendthrift
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