cheapskate

[quietdandelion]

Hetty Green mah have been an extreme cheapskate, but no other person culd have done what she did.

I don't remember where but I did hear someone use cheapstick in the similar situation. So, are they similar to each other? Thanks.

 

[cuchuflete]

Hetty Green may have been an extreme cheapskate, but no other person could have done what she did.

I don't remember where but I did hear someone use cheapstick in the similar situation. So, are they similar to each other? Thanks.

Hello quietdandelion,

I've never heard or seen cheapstick, and cannot find it in dictionaries.

 

[la reine victoria]

Nor in BE, Dandelion. Some people are prone to malapropisms, so perhaps you heard one.

LRV

 

[la reine victoria]

There are several references on the web to "cheapstick".

Shame on you, it's illegal to ask for a download.. go buy it you cheapstick

Source.

LRV