| Definitions | | scrooge |
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noun
- A miserly, selfish person.
- Ebenezer Scrooge, a character in Dickens"s w:A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Carol.
Translations: - German: Geizhals
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: tacaí±o , roí±oso
(trans-bottom)
Etymology: The use of the word came from the name of the character, w:Ebenezer Scrooge, Ebenezer Scrooge in w:Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens book: "w:A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Carol", and was thus used to describe someone who acted like the character in the book.
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