grippe-sou

French

Etymology

gripper +‎ sou

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʁip.su/

Noun

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

A penny pincher, scrooge
(colloquial) A skinflint
(colloquial) Sommeone who like sordid gains

References

“grippe-sou” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

groupie, pirogue

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