This week's theme: words for body parts used figuratively. skinflint (SKIN-flint) noun
Someone who is stingy; a miser. [Flint stones were used in olden times to start a fire. The term skinflint derives from the idea that a miserly person would go to the extreme and "skin a flint" or use a flint till it's as thin as skin.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=skinflint -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "But yesterday, Martha (Stewart) was revealed to have balked at invading her own wallet for even $10 worth of coffee and snacks. Just how much of a skinflint is Martha?" Andrea Peyser; Skinflint Diva: Pennywise But Billions-Foolish; New York Post; Feb 20, 2004. Sponsored by: Learn computer keyboarding quickly & easily. Increase typing speed & accuracy. Great gifts for yourself & others. http://HerzogKeyboarding.com Bounce it! Stretch it! Tear it! Mold it! Make Thinking Putty your super stocking stuffer. Huge handfuls. Awesome colors. http://puttyworld.com Find the right word - and the right gift! Give the wordlover you love the Visual Thesaurus. Save 20%. http://visualthesaurus.com/?code=qv9&ad=aw Like wordplay? Get "The Giant Book of Animal Jokes: Beastly Humor for Grownups" by Richard Lederer & James Ertner from http://stoneandscott.com ............................................................................ Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you. -Miguel de Unamuno, writer and philosopher (1864-1936) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/skinflint.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/skinflint.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/skinflint.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
