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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "nyoh" (as in "onion")/

Meaning

A person who watches every penny obsessively and never wants to spend money or share with anyone. The tacaño is the natural enemy of every group outing.

Examples

He's so tacaño he reuses tea bags three times.

Don't be tacaño and buy the first round.

Regional synonyms

A person who snitches, betrays, or sells out their friends at the first opportunity. The rata is the group's snitch, the one who spills secrets, passes info, and stabs you in the back without remorse.