skimp

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskɪmp/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈskɘmp/ Rhymes: -ɪmp Hyphenation: skimp === Etymology 1 === Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (“to skip, dance, gesture, mock”). Cognate with Icelandic skimpa (“to scoff at, scorn”), dialectal Swedish skimpa (“to skip, dance”), Faroese skumpa (“to shove, bump”), German schimpfen (“to grumble, scold”), Dutch schimpen (“to mock, make fun of, scold”). Possibly distantly related to change. ==== Verb ==== skimp (third-person singular simple present skimps, present participle skimping, simple past and past participle skimped) (Scotland, Northern England) To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of. ===== References ===== The Dictionary of the Scots Language === Etymology 2 === Probably related to scamp and scrimp. ==== Verb ==== skimp (third-person singular simple present skimps, present participle skimping, simple past and past participle skimped) (transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. (intransitive) To save; to be parsimonious or stingy. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== skimpflation skimpily skimpy ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== skimp (comparative more skimp, superlative most skimp) (dated, UK, dialect or US, colloquial) Scanty. ==== Noun ==== skimp (plural skimps) A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing. (in the plural, colloquial) Underwear. === Further reading === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Skimp”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.