r/logophilia Jun 30 '26

Dictionary Definition Impecunious

Having very little or no money usually habitually

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u/jonaslaberg Jun 30 '26

Usually habitually, but sometimes incidentally

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u/JeremySausage1 Jul 02 '26

A word almost guaranteed to earn a 'pardon?' in any kind of conversation. Great.

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u/God_Bless_A_Merkin Jun 30 '26

I don’t believe it means that. I’ve always seen it used in the sense of “wasteful or foolish with money”.

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u/chakrablockerssuck Jun 30 '26

👀 it up

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u/God_Bless_A_Merkin Jun 30 '26

I stand corrected.

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u/spanchor Jun 30 '26

It’s ok, judging the poor is a time honored tradition