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Ebenezer Scrooge came first. That's where the word scrooge came from.

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The word "Scrooge" was first used as a slang term to mean a miserly person. The character Ebenezer Scrooge was created by Charles Dickens in his novel "A Christmas Carol" in 1843, which popularized the term.

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Q: What came first the name Ebenezer Scrooge or the word 'Scrooge'?
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