Meaning of Scrooge McDuck | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone with immense wealth.
   slang
2. A greedy person.
   slang

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Examples

“I, RONNIE DUCKWORTH, do hereby will nothing because I come⟳ from a long line of "Scrooge McDucks".”

“The NBA owners looked like⟳ cartoonish money hoarders, a gaggle of Scrooge McDucks.”

“It’s true that the Scrooge McDucks wield too much power here, […]”

“The flour industry’s Scrooge McDucks did not appreciate the potential competition.”

“Some buyers are flipping units, not living in them; de Portzamparc strongly wants this building used for both hospitality and homes, but demurs on how to ensure it becomes a community of New Yorkers, not a casino for global Scrooge McDucks.”

“[…]the gulf between the party that genuinely cared for the people, the Democrats, and the Scrooge McDucks in the GOP.”

“With dollar signs in our eyes, we stared at the pennies like⟳ a pack⟳ of Scrooge McDucks.”

“In later years one analyst claimed that these programs turned Americans into “a nation of moneygrubbing Scrooge McDucks.””

“Even the Scrooge McDucks of the world will fall⟳ for the complimentary minibar.”

“He suggests — pretty convincingly, to my ears — that the right has a perfectly coherent strategy for mitigating the threat of climate change⟳, and it isn't just to ignore⟳ it so they can keep⟳ hoarding wealth while everyone else suffers, like⟳ so many Scrooge McDucks.”

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