by anonymous January 14, 2021
Get the Parsamonious mug."Crying poor mouth" in long drawn-out wails and whines, in an effort to deceive others into thinking dat you're "barely scraping by", when in reality you're merely a tightwad who actually has adequate assets to live/behave reasonably.
People who live in fancy houses and drive luxury cars are probably just being parsimoanious if they sorrowfully sigh dat they lack sufficient funds to provide occasional minor assistance to less-fortunate fellow humans.
by QuacksO July 27, 2023
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Refers to the behavior of a clergyman whom his parishioners view as "stingy with the till", whereby he seems to not spend the church's donations freely enough for their intended purposes, such as to help the community's needy, perform upkeep on the church building, etc.
Ever since that new pastor came to town, the chiurch's bankroll has indeed fattened considerably, but the church has gotten kinda dingy-looking, and the low-income locals have been complaining of feeling ignored and neglected --- sounds like parsonmonious behavior to me!
by QuacksO June 13, 2018
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