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Someone who'd haggle over a penny and win, then brag about it for years.
means A person who is pathologically stingy with money, squeezing every last cent out of any transaction.
from Literally someone who'd try to skin a flint — flint being that hard, flaky rock used for firestarting — in a desperate attempt to wring even more use, or a sliver of profit, out of something already utterly used up. The image dates back to the 1600s: a miser so relentless he'd shave value off a rock that has none left to give.
- origin
- literally one who skins flint for reusable sparks
- vs frugal
- frugal saves wisely, skinflint saves cruelly
- tell
- reuses tea bags past the point of tea