skimp

Meanings

Verb

• To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
• To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
• To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
• To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

Adjective

• Scanty.

Noun

• A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.
• Underwear.

Origin

• Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną. Cognate with Icelandic skimpa, German schimpfen, Dutch schimpen.
• Probably related to scamp and scrimp.