Definition of "mingy" []

• Informal Small in quantity; meager: mingy wages. (adjective)
• Informal Mean and stingy. (adjective)

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• "Oh, come on ,it's less than twenty quid - don't be 'mingy' !"
• "They sent two boxes and I said, 'You're being mingy, I want four.'"
• "When he's got three mornings' worth of video tape – which is all he can afford on this mingy little grant – John will be able to start on the really creative part of the project."