gratteux
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “gratteux” mean?
stingy, cheapskate
Example
“Sois pas gratteux, paye ta tournée.”
Don't be a cheapskate, buy your round.
Good to know
From "gratter", to scrape. A "gratteux" is also a scratch card.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: radin
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