skimp

Meaning

Verb

To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.

Adj

Scanty.

Noun

1. A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.
2. (colloquial) Underwear.

Synonyms

stint

scant

scrimp

stingy

neglect

save

grudge

mean

miserly

nitpick

omit

pinch

ration

scamp

skimpy

skint

slight

sparing

clap together

be miserly

be parsimonious

be remiss

begrudge

penny-pinch

botch

bungle

disregard

economize

frugal

laconic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skɪmp/

Etymology

Cognate with Icelandic: skimpa

Cognate with Swedish: skimpa

Cognate with Faroese: skumpa

Cognate with German: schimpfen

Cognate with Dutch: schimpen

In summary

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”).