Mangy

n.

Heard in Cork and Waterford

Mean, miserly or tight-fisted.

Ya mangy langer ya

Posh English

You mean tight ungenerous fellow you.

Same phrase, other counties

• Waterford

Related terms

• MeanTight-fisted or miserly with money. Pronounced 'main'.
• As tight as a ducks arseExtremely miserly or tight-fisted.
• Tight as a ducks holeExtremely mean or tight-fisted with money.
• ScabbyMean, tight-fisted or miserly.
• Creaks when he walksDescribes someone who is exceptionally tight-fisted and miserly with money.
• He wouldnt spend christmasA person who is extremely miserly or tight-fisted.