lickpenny noun 2adjective 1forms 3 noun2 •A miserly person.The Scotsmen, being lickpennies by nature, rode off without paying their bill! — 2014 •(no longer used) Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive. adjective1 •(no longer used) Expensive. formslickpennies · more lickpenny · most lickpenny