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Scrooge (n.)

generic for "miser," 1940, from curmudgeonly character in Dickens' 1843 story "A Christmas Carol." It does not appear to be a genuine English surname; in dictionaries it is an 18c. variant of scrounge.

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scrounge (v.)
"to acquire by irregular means," 1915, alteration of dialectal scrunge "to search stealthily, rummage, pilfer" (1909), of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal scringe "to pry about;" or perhaps related to scrouge, scrooge "push, jostle" (1755, also Cockney slang for "a crowd"), probably suggestive of screw, squeeze. Popularized by the military in World War I. Related: Scrounged; scrounging.

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Definitions of Scrooge

scrooge (n.)
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend;
Synonyms: niggard / skinflint / churl
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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