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/soweur"poos', sow"euhr-/, n. Informal.a person having a grouchy disposition that is often accompanied by a scowling facial expression.[1935-40; SOUR + PUSS2]
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sourpuss — 1937, from SOUR (Cf. sour) (adj.) + PUSS (Cf. puss) (2) face … Etymology dictionary
sourpuss — [n] grouch bellyacher*, crab, crank, crosspatch, curmudgeon, faultfinder, griper, growler, grumbler, grump*, killjoy, moaner, sorehead*, sulker, whiner; concepts 412,423 … New thesaurus
sourpuss — ► NOUN informal ▪ a bad tempered or sullen person … English terms dictionary
sourpuss — ☆ sourpuss [sour′poos΄ ] n. Slang a person who has a gloomy or disagreeable expression or nature … English World dictionary
sourpuss — UK [ˈsaʊə(r)ˌpʊs] / US [ˈsaʊrˌpʊs] noun [countable] Word forms sourpuss : singular sourpuss plural sourpusses informal someone who often looks and behaves as if they are dissatisfied … English dictionary
sourpuss — [“sau3> pus] n. a grouchy or frowning person. (See also picklepuss.) □ What a sourpuss! He makes King Kong look sweet. □ Don’t be a sourpuss, baby cakes … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sourpuss — noun Etymology: 2puss Date: 1937 grouch, killjoy … New Collegiate Dictionary
sourpuss — noun A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable … Wiktionary
sourpuss — Synonyms and related words: bellyacher, brooder, complainer, crab, crank, crosspatch, depressive, gloomy Gus, griper, grouch, grouser, kicker, killjoy, malcontent, melancholiac, melancholic, mope, sorehead, spoilsport, wet blanket … Moby Thesaurus
sourpuss — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. killjoy, gripe, curmudgeon; see grouch . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. Sl. *crab, grouch, *bellyacher, *picklepuss. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. A person who habitually complains or grumbles: complainer, crab,… … English dictionary for students
