Scroogey

English Etymology From en Scrooge -y. Adjective Resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly. en Scroogelike Scroogesque Scroogian en 2015-12-18 Ana Swanson Why cash is the worst gift w:The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/18/why-cash-is-the-worst-gift/ The idea comes from a particularly Scroogey, and infamous, paper by the economist Joel Waldfogel, who estimated that the deadweight loss from gift-giving is one-tenth to one-third of the gift’s value. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815190024/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/18/why-cash-is-the-worst-gift/ 15 August 2022 en 2022-11-28 Lauren Mechling Scrooge: A Christmas Carol review – Netflix’s junky musical is a lump of coal w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/nov/27/scrooge-a-christmas-carol-review-netflix-junky-musical-lump-coal Before you write off this review as uncharitably Scroogey, take note: four children, ages eight to 11, gathered round the television to attend the screening. Plied with mugs of sugary cocoa, a frighteningly willing audience heeded the call of duty. https://web.archive.org/web/20261024091826/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/nov/27/scrooge-a-christmas-carol-review-netflix-junky-musical-lump-coal 24 October 2026 en A Christmas Carol en eponyms terms derived from Dickensian works