けちんぼ
けちんぼ
noun
cheapskate, miser
1.
cheapskate, miser, stingy person
A childish word for someone who is stingy or unwilling to share. Often used by children when someone won't share toys or snacks.
けちんぼ！
You cheapskate!
分けてくれないなんて、けちんぼだね。
Not sharing? That's stingy.
うちのお父さんはけちんぼでお小遣いをくれない。
My dad is a cheapskate and won't give me allowance.
けちんぼ means a cheapskate or miser — a person who is stingy with money. It has a childish, teasing tone.
WORD FORMATION:
けち (stingy) + んぼ (a suffix creating person-nouns with teasing or mildly negative connotations, like 甘えんぼ "crybaby" and 怖がりんぼ "scaredy-cat").
VARIANT:
けちんぼう is an alternative longer form with the same meaning.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- けち: stingy (adjective/noun, more direct)
- けちくさい: stingy, petty (colloquial, stronger criticism)
- 吝嗇: miserliness (very formal, literary)
- 欲張り: greedy person (emphasis on wanting too much rather than not spending)
REGISTER:
Childish and playful. Often used by or to children, or among close friends in a joking way. Not a harsh insult.