2006-08-15 09:10:05 · 7 answers · asked by JERRY W 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Grudging and petty in giving or spending. (probably racially influenced)
2006-08-15 09:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Wikipedia:
********* is a word synonymous with stingy and miserly, and a niggard (noun) is a miser. They are both derived from the Old Norse verb nigla, meaning "to fuss about small matters". (The English word "niggle" retains the original Norse meaning.) The word is not related to the word ******, though someone unfamiliar with the word "*********" might take offense due to the phonetic similarity between the words.
NOT Racially based, please note, but from the original Norse!!
2006-08-15 16:34:29 · answer #2 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cheap or stingy. Has nothing to do with the slang derogatory word that sounds similar.
2006-08-15 16:15:59 · answer #3 · answered by B R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means giving begrudgingly or reluctantly (in spirit) and minimally (in amount)
2006-08-15 16:55:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
stingy giving
2006-08-16 00:50:51 · answer #5 · answered by Totoru 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cheap
2006-08-15 16:15:12 · answer #6 · answered by TC 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
giving ***** intelligence
2006-08-15 16:16:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋