The unpleasant realization that, when assembling a purchased product, the painful discovery that the manufacturer has not included enough screws, bolts, nuts, etc. to complete the assembly. The word is derived from the
character of Scrooge depicted in Charles Dicken's "A Christmas
Carol". The word represents the frustration created by a manufacturer's miserly policy of not spending just a few
extra cents to make sure enough parts were provided for proper assembly