Date:  Wed, 24 Jan 1996 05:20:09 -0600

From:  Natalie Maynor <maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

Subject: Re: cheap folks



> I say chinchy. It means stingy. It's not the same as chintsy, which means

> low-quality, cheap (about things). I'm from New England, near Boston, born

> 1941.



This summarizes my usage also -- Mississippi usage.



> >

> >    "tight as Dick's hatband"

> >    "poor as Job's turkey" (which was always weird to me because

> >        turkeys are New World animals)

> >    "handy as a pocket on a shirt"

> Never heard any of these.



I've heard "tight as Dick's hatband" and "poor as Job's turkey" all my

life. I've never heard "handy as a pocket on a shirt."

  --Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)