Uncle Scrooge en · NOUN
Etymology
From a Disney character, named in reference to Charles Dickens' fictional miser Ebenezer Scrooge.
Meanings
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A rich miser.
It is an anomaly of our times that an Uncle Sam spending at a rate of some $128 billion yearly should become an Uncle Scrooge in the treatment of government workers!
1967, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, “Federal Pay Legislation: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, first session”, in parliamentary debates, U.S. Congress, page 282:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Scrooges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (15)
de Onkel Dagobert (rich miser) · sv farbror Joakim (rich miser) · da Joakim von And (rich miser) · it paperone (rich miser) · he הדוד קמצוץ (rich miser) · pt Tio Patinhas (rich miser) · ru Дя́дя Скрудж (rich miser) · it Paperone (rich miser) · sv Joakim von Anka (rich miser) · de Dagobert Duck (rich miser) · ar العم دهب (rich miser) · fr picsou (rich miser) · da Onkel Joakim (rich miser) · fi Roope-setä (rich miser) · fi Roope Ankka (rich miser)