sourpuss

sour·puss

noun \ˈsau̇(-ə)r-ˌpu̇s\

Definition of SOURPUSS

: grouch, killjoy

Examples of SOURPUSS

1. He's just an old sourpuss.
2. <that old sourpuss must spend all his time making sure no one traipses across his lawn>

Origin of SOURPUSS

²puss

First Known Use: 1937

Related to SOURPUSS

Synonyms: bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, crosspatch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, grouch, whiner

Related Words: hunks; malcontent, sorehead; grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport; defeatist, pessimist; faultfinder, kicker, nagger, nitpicker, objector, quibbler, repiner; crock [slang], hypochondriac

Near Antonyms: optimist, Pollyanna; happy camper

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Rhymes with SOURPUSS

sea puss