grippe-sou

French

Etymology

From gripper +‎ sou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁip.su/

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Noun

grippe-sou m (plural grippe-sou or grippe-sous)

1. a penny pincher, scrooge
2. (colloquial) a skinflint
3. (colloquial) Sommeone who like sordid gains

Further reading

• “grippe-sou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• groupie, pirogue