Definition of Skrimp

1. v. t. See Scrimp.

Definition of Skrimp

1. Verb. (alternative form of scrimp) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skrimp

1. to steal windfalls [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skrimp

skriechs
skried
skriegh
skrieghed
skrieghs
skries
skrik
skrike
skriked
skrikes
skriking
skriks
skrill
skrim
skrimmage
skrimp (current term)
skrimped
skrimping
skrimps
skrite
skronk
skronked
skronking
skronky
skrump
skrumped
skrumping
skrumps
skry
skryer

Literary usage of Skrimp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1853)
"Young as lie Ц every seed of generous or manly feeling has already withered in the mind of skrimp. His whole soul is devoted to pelf, to gain which he will ..."

2. Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
"To me it seems a very expressive word—it differs from both struggle and wriggle ; being indeed a participant in both. skrimp. Scanty, short. ..."

3. Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
"To me it seems a very expressive word—it differs from both struggle and wriggle; being indeed a participant in both. skrimp. Scanty, short. ..."

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