HankScorpio

Perfectly real word, means:
an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.
A stingy, grasping person; a miser.
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

So can you imagine after a meal with friends, you're doing the bill and the tight one pipes up...
"Ah but I only had one drink and then it was soft drinks and I only had two duck pancakes and everyone else had three and I had boiled rice" etc etc etc

And then you chip in with - "Jeez Pete, you're such a niggard"

Not going to go down well at all I don't think.

Definition at Dictionary.com

So what pointless thing to have in my brain, taking up space that could be used for something else.

Nate

iTrader: (2)

Perfectly legit word ....... Can see me using it

Snazy

I can see me using it............ carefully!

james baldwin

Brilliant!

Torquemada

Maaaan, why'd you have to go and tell me that word, I'm gonna get in sooooo much trouble

hodgy0_2

i seem to remember the yanks censoring an article that had the word niggardly in it. The context was describing luggage allowance

they really are that stupid

unclebuck

Amusing that you used the name 'pete' for your imaginary niggard.

Most apposite....

Torquemada

HankScorpio

Yes.
Imaginary....

Bubba po

So if you were being really stingy with the logs for your log-burning stove, would you be a niggard in the woodpile?

dunx

iTrader: (3)

Your fecund vocabulary leaves me aghast !

dunx

what would scooby do

eeny meeny miny moe

little-ginge

COMM

unclebuck

Well, you say that - but imagine if there really was a niggard named pete - how awful would that be???

Bubba po

I once went to see Niggards With Attitude; tightest band I ever saw.

cster

Adjectival form - niggardly - is more common.
Has been somewhat put out of commision by overzealous PC brigade unfortunately.

Dieseldog

I use the adjective on occasion - it's a perfectly promulent word...