skimp

Meanings

Plural: skimps

Verb

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
limit in quality or quantity
subsist on a meager allowance
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

Adj

Scanty.

Noun

A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.
Underwear.

Origin / Etymology

Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (“to skip, dance, gesture, mock”). Cognate with Icelandic skimpa (“to scoff at, scorn”), dialectal Swedish skimpa (“to skip, dance”), Faroese skumpa (“to shove, bump”), German schimpfen (“to grumble, scold”), Dutch schimpen (“to mock, make fun of, scold”). Possibly distantly related to change.

Synonyms

scant, scrimp, stint

Scrabble Score: 13

skimp is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
skimp is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skimp is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

skimp is a valid Words With Friends word