skinch

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/ˈskɪntʃ/

verb

To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.

“The child skinched money to go on the ride.”

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Meanings

verbskinch (third-person singular simple present skinches, present participle skinching, simple past and past participle skinched)

present singular third person skinches · participle present skinching · participle past skinched · past skinched

  1. slangTo give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.

    The child skinched money to go on the ride.

nounskinch (plural skinches)

plural skinches

  1. derogatoryslangOne who skinches.
interjection
  1. Northern EnglandTime out

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with skinch

inchlynchpinchfinchwinchclinchcinchflinchlinchbepinchsquinch
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Anagrams

chinks
Cite this entry
APA

skinch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinch

MLA

“skinch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skinch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinch.

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