Phrase guide

Uncle Scrooge

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rich miser.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From a Disney character, named in reference to Charles Dickens' fictional miser Ebenezer Scrooge.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: العم دهب (Aleumu Dahab) — rich miser
  • Danish: Onkel Joakim — rich miser
  • Danish: Joakim von And — rich miser
  • Finnish: Roope Ankka — rich miser
  • Finnish: Roope-setä — rich miser
  • French: picsou — rich miser
  • German: Dagobert Duck — rich miser
  • German: Onkel Dagobert — rich miser
  • Hebrew: הדוד קמצוץ (hadod kamtzutz) — rich miser
  • Italian: paperone — rich miser
  • Italian: Paperone — rich miser
  • Portuguese: Tio Patinhas — rich miser
  • Russian: Дя́дя Скрудж (Djádja Skrudž) — rich miser
  • Swedish: Joakim von Anka — rich miser
  • Swedish: farbror Joakim — rich miser