A person who is excessively frugal and stingy. This person is known to hoard resources and will often go to great lengths to save a small amount of money, such as licking the adhesive off of mailing stamps to reuse them.
"I can't believe she licked the glue off that stamp to reuse it, she's such a card licker."
"I was trying to split the bill with him but he acted like he had no money, he's definitely a card licker."
"I was trying to split the bill with him but he acted like he had no money, he's definitely a card licker."
by XxILoveXM9G-YT_Xx66 January 10, 2023
A colloquial term referring to an individual who displays an excessively frugal and penny-pinching behavior. A card licker will go to great lengths and employ unconventional methods to save even the smallest amounts of money or resources, often at the expense of practicality or social norms.
"I can't believe Tim spent an hour meticulously scraping off the expiration date on expired coupons just to use them. He's such a card licker."
"Sarah's reputation as a card licker spread quickly when her friends discovered she would collect discarded gift cards and painstakingly erase the remaining balances to reuse them."
"Sarah's reputation as a card licker spread quickly when her friends discovered she would collect discarded gift cards and painstakingly erase the remaining balances to reuse them."
by Xx_ILove_craighogan_Xx July 12, 2023
Card licker is a pejorative term used to describe a person who is extremely frugal and penny-pinching to the point of being stingy. This type of individual is notorious for hoarding resources and taking great measures to save even the smallest amounts of money, such as by licking the adhesive off of used postage stamps to reuse them. The term is often used as a criticism of individuals who prioritize saving money over personal hygiene or basic social norms.
"Can you believe he's reusing that old tea bag for the third time? He's such a card licker."
"Every time we go out to eat, she insists on only drinking water to save money. What a card licker."
"I went out to eat with my friend and we agreed to split the bill. But when the check came, he only put in the exact amount of his own meal and didn't even offer to split the tip. I'm pretty sure he's a card licker."
"Every time we go out to eat, she insists on only drinking water to save money. What a card licker."
"I went out to eat with my friend and we agreed to split the bill. But when the check came, he only put in the exact amount of his own meal and didn't even offer to split the tip. I'm pretty sure he's a card licker."
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