📚 Tight-arse, noun. ❓ Definition (informal): A person who spends as little money as possible; a miser. ❗️ Examples: 1. He's a notorious tight-arse and is always very hesitant about coughing up for anything. 2. When it comes to money, I’m a tight-ass who is at pains to avoid looking like one. 3. We wouldn't be able to get any free cider from him anyway. Why? Because he's a tight-arse. 4. Resenting not having any money is a waste of energy and will turn you into a tight-arse. 5. The survey found that 11% of people were "tight-arses" who spent an average £10 a year on gifts. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic