nipcheese

English

Alternative forms

• nip-cheese

Etymology

From nip +‎ cheese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nipcheese (plural nipcheeses)

1. (slang, derogatory) Synonym of miser.
2. (military jargon, derogatory) Synonym of purser.

Adjective

nipcheese

1. Synonym of miserly.
   • 1962 September, “Talking of Trains: Money for (road) jam”, in Modern Railways, page 153:

     Contrasting with this nip-cheese policy as to all things railway, the Estimates Committee recommends a simpler system of control of expenditure on classified roads, with the emphasis more on achievement and less on control.

References

• “nipcheese”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.