knussla

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Derived from Old Swedish knūsa (crush). Compare with the English expression "to squeeze money". See also German knausern.

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knussla (present knusslar, preterite knusslade, supine knusslat, imperative knussla)

  1. to be cheap, to be stingy (unwilling to spend, ungenerous)
    Synonym: snåla

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