grinch
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noun \ˈgrinch\Definition of GRINCH
See Examples of GRINCH
- Only a grinch would complain about the movie's silly plot.
- <accused the mayor of being a grinch after he cancelled the city's annual holiday parade for budgetary reasons>
Origin of GRINCH
from the Grinch, character in the children's story How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
First Known Use: 1966
Related to GRINCH
- Synonyms
- drag, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport, wet blanket
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