adjective
- mean and ungenerous, especially with money; stingy
- small in amount; meager
Usage: British informal
Usage: British informal
Examples
- Don’t be so mingy with the butter on my toast.
- He’s too mingy to buy his friends a drink.
- The restaurant served mingy portions for such high prices.
- She gave me a mingy slice of cake.
- My boss is mingy with vacation days.
- The hotel provided only a mingy breakfast.
- He’s known for being mingy with compliments.