kunjoos
Kunjoos is a South Asian slang term — widely used across India, Pakistan, and diaspora communities — for someone who is stingy, tight-fisted, or chronically cheap.
Definitions
Kunjoos is a South Asian slang term — widely used across India, Pakistan, and diaspora communities — for someone who is stingy, tight-fisted, or chronically cheap. It's the person who calculates every paisa at a group dinner, conveniently forgets their wallet when the bill arrives, and buys the cheapest possible gift while expecting the most expensive in return. The word has a playful but pointed edge; calling someone kunjoos is a light roast that everyone in the group understands immediately.
Don't invite Ravi — he's so kunjoos he'll eat half your food and then say he only had a few bites.
Comments
(India) A miser.
Comments
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "kunjoos".
🗺️About Regional & Other slang
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "kunjoos" (K)
Browse all slang words starting with K.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- paindoo65%
South Asian slang — widely used in Pakistan and parts of India — for someone who is uncultured, unsophisticated, or rural in a way that comes across as clueless in city settings. Paindoo is often derogatory, implying someone is out of touch with modern or urban ways. It's the equivalent of calling someone a hick or yokel and carries a class dimension along with the geographic one. Used casually but can sting.
- junjo62%
(Jamaica, slang) Something with a bad odor.
- conyo60%
(Philippines, slang) predominantly Anglophone and seemingly wealthy.
- conyo60%
(Philippines, slang) person who belongs to a wealthy or well off predominantly English-speaking family.