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Scrooge is the surname of Ebenezer Scrooge, the selfish and miserly protagonist of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. "Scrooge" has since come into general usage as a term for any person who is stingy, antisocial, or lacking in "Christmas spirit." In the story he is visited by the three spirits of Christmas.

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Scrooge can also refer to:

  • Scrooge McDuck, a Disney cartoon character who also bears a miserly personality
  • RT-20 (NATO reporting name: SS-15 Scrooge), an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union
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