plural grinches
: a grumpy person who spoils the pleasure of others : killjoy, spoilsport
It was a Christmas only a grinch could appreciate.—
Sky & Telescope
In between indulgent wine collectors who ignore price tags and frugal wine grinches who live by them are those wine lovers who know quality when they taste it, but refuse to spend a small fortune to get it.—
Robyn Bullard
… the sheer delight of watching Britain's Got Talent judge and notorious grinch Simon Cowell grow a heart right before the audience's eyes.—
Michelle Tauber et al.
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