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stinge

  • /stɪnd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ɪndʒ

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Possibly a back-formation from stingy.

verb stinges · stinging · stinged

  1. informal, intransitive To act stingily or parsimoniously.

noun stinges

  1. Australia, New Zealand, informal A person who has a stingy demeanour or who lacks generosity. Don’t be such a stinge, and let me try some of your ice cream, mate!

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"stinge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stinge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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stinge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stinge

Chicago

"stinge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stinge.

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@misc{stinge_2026,
  title = {stinge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stinge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}