English Explanatory Dictionary

tight as Dick's hatband

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Very tight, whether:
  2. Very tight-fitting.
  3. Very tight with money, very stingy.

Word forms

tight as Dick's hatband as tight as Dick's hatband tighter than Dick's hatband

Etymology

A variant of the phrase Dick's hatband.

Synonyms

clingy figure-hugging tight-fitting niggardly s miserly
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