tightwads

[/ˈtaɪtˌwɑːdz/]

nounpl: tightwads

avarientos, miseráveis, paus-de-arara

1. People who are unwilling to spend money; stingy or miserly individuals

Those tightwads refused to contribute to the office party.

Aqueles avarientos recusaram-se a contribuir para a festa do escritório.

2. Persons who are very careful with money to the point of being unreasonably frugal

The tightwads at the company refused to give us a raise.

Os miseráveis da empresa recusaram-se a nos dar um aumento.

NYC Slang

cheapskates, stingy people

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

avarientos, miseráveis, paus-de-arara

Most common in informal speech

Rio de Janeiro

mão-de-vaca, avarento

Colloquial regional usage

São Paulo

avarento, miserável

Standard Brazilian Portuguese

Portugal

avarento, mesquinho, sovina

European Portuguese variant; 'sovina' is more colloquial

don't spend a dime

pinch pennies

count every penny

hold the purse strings tightly

mão-de-vaca (Brazilian idiom)

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