as in crabs
an irritable and complaining person
that old sourpuss must spend all his time making sure no one traipses across his lawn
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Noun
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It's also believed that crabs of this species survived after a meteorite struck Earth around 66 million years ago, the infamous event that led to the extinction of dinosaurs.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025 -
An undersea submersible has revealed crabs, worms, and fish living on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The faculty experience has been that administrations often side with the complainers.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Recognize Quieter Customers Celebrate the non-complainers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In summer, the bears glow against a palette of blues and greens with daytime temperatures swinging from T-shirt to fleece-level.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Then there's the Trickstuff Maxima four-piston front and rear brakes, I9 Hydra 2 hubs and Cane Creek printed titanium cranks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Sep. 2025
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For Southern rock, the Allman Brothers Band’s Live at Fillmore East or Lynyrd Skynyrd’s One More from the Road were must-cranks.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Nostalgic curmudgeons will tell you the food’s gone downhill, but the wings taste better than ever.—
Jay Deitcher,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Sourpusses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sourpusses. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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