hiniktan og lanot

== Cebuano == === Etymology === From hiniktan (“a gamecock tied up by its leg”), from hikot (“to tie; to bind”) + og (“with”) + lanot (“abaca hemp fiber”). === Adjective === hiniktan og lanot (idiomatic, colloquial) Extremely stingy; tight-fisted; miserly; unwilling to part with one's money or financial support. Lineage: "tied up securely with abaca hemp like a prized gamecock." ==== Usage notes ==== This idiom draws its imagery directly from traditional Visayan cockfighting (sabong). A hiniktan is a prized, selectively bred gamecock. Because these roosters are valuable investments, owners keep them strictly secured in the yard, tethered by the leg using highly durable, coarse lanot (natural abaca hemp fiber) to prevent them from wandering off, fighting prematurely, or being stolen. When applied to money or sponsors, describing wealth as hiniktan og lanot implies that the owner has tied up their funds so securely and aggressively that it is practically impossible to get them to untie the knot and let the cash flow. It carries a critical, slightly frustrated, or mocking tone. It is used to call out individuals, corporations, or politicians who have abundant resources but refuse to extend financial support or sponsorship to those who need it. ==== Synonyms ==== tianik (slang, stingy) tihik bataw