grouch
grouch
noun \ˈgrau̇ch\Definition of GROUCH
Examples of GROUCH
- <an uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick>
- <having been proven wrong, he had a grouch on for hours afterwards>
Origin of GROUCH
probably alteration of grutch grudge; from Middle English grucche, grugge, from grucchen — more at grudge
First Known Use: circa 1895
Related to GROUCH
- Synonyms
- bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, crosspatch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner
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