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At his quirky best, the elder Cooper is a curmudgeon right out of central casting, grumpy old man meets borscht-belt crank. He really does fiddle with his hearing aid and yell, "What? I can't hear you," only to chide you afterward that there's no need to shout.
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Norah Vincent, New York Times Book Review, 19 Feb. 2006
We were in Edinburgh visiting the in-laws. I was, as usual, being a grumpy old curmudgeon. My people don't travel well.
—David Mamet, Jafsie and John Henry Essays, 1999
Oh, he had the reputation for being a curmudgeon, and he didn't suffer fools gladly, and often he seemed to have no tolerance for people at all.
—Robertson Davies, The Lyre of Orpheus, 1989
only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations
Norah Vincent, New York Times Book Review, 19 Feb. 2006
We were in Edinburgh visiting the in-laws. I was, as usual, being a grumpy old curmudgeon. My people don't travel well.
—David Mamet, Jafsie and John Henry Essays, 1999
Oh, he had the reputation for being a curmudgeon, and he didn't suffer fools gladly, and often he seemed to have no tolerance for people at all.
—Robertson Davies, The Lyre of Orpheus, 1989
only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations
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The resulting tone is philosophical with a hint of the curmudgeon.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
Former representative and current Courant curmudgeon Gary Franks seems to conveniently forget about how diminished President Reagan was in the last year of office.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2024
Joy will play Henry, a curmudgeon to whom the years have not been kind, while Brown will play Acosta, a new-to-the-force police officer who is in over her head.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 July 2024
This is a story about a curmudgeon who is so disgruntled with life but starts to make connections with his new neighbours.
—Abby Corson, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2024
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
Former representative and current Courant curmudgeon Gary Franks seems to conveniently forget about how diminished President Reagan was in the last year of office.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2024
Joy will play Henry, a curmudgeon to whom the years have not been kind, while Brown will play Acosta, a new-to-the-force police officer who is in over her head.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 July 2024
This is a story about a curmudgeon who is so disgruntled with life but starts to make connections with his new neighbours.
—Abby Corson, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Curmudgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curmudgeon. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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curmudgeon
noun
cur·mud·geon
kər-ˈməj-ən 
: a grumpy and usually old man
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