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May 20, 2012

stingy adj.: penurious

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Then there are the whispers that [the Cincinnati Bengals], the most penurious franchise in the league, hired [coach] Dave Shula in part because he came cheaply. (Michael Kinsley, “Jaw to Jaw,” Sporting News, 10/3/1994.)

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