mstinji

Swahili

Etymology

From m- +‎ English stingy.

Noun

mstinji (m-wa class, no plural)

1. (Sheng) miser, stingy person

   Synonym: mbahili

   • 2023 January 4, Alexander Nderitu, “Kenyans Get a Taste of “The French Shakespeare””, in The Theatre Times‎^[1] (in English):

     ‘Mstinji’ is Kenyan urban slang for ‘stingy’ people, Uncle Scrooge-type characters.