cheap skate

A stingy person, as in He's a real cheap skate when it comes to tipping. This idiom combines cheap (for "penurious") with the slang usage of skate for a contemptible or low individual. It has largely replaced the earlier cheap John. [Slang; late 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nedyalko	-	Bulgarian
Lenox	LEN-əks	Scottish, English (Rare)
Scaevola	-	Ancient Roman
Hart	[ha:t]
Milen	-	Bulgarian
Unathi	-	Southern African, Xhosa