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a person who spoils the pleasure of others
- accused the mayor of being a grinch after he cancelled the city's annual holiday parade for budgetary reasons
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“Grinch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinch. Accessed 18 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of grinch was in 1966
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