Where does “cheesepare” come from?
cheesepare (English) comes from English cheese, from English cheesy, from Middle English chesy.
cheesepare (English): To pinch pennies; to be stingy or miserly
Definitions
- To pinch pennies; to be stingy or miserly
Ancestry of “cheesepare”, step by step
cheesepare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cheese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cheese | A dairy product made from curdled or cultured... |
| 2 | English | cheesy | Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,... |
| 3 | Middle English | chesy | — |
via English Pare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pare | A Bantu language spoken in Tanzania |