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noun
a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.
Related forms
cur·mudg·eon·ly, adjective
Synonyms
grouch, crank, bear, sourpuss, crosspatch.
grouch, crank, bear, sourpuss, crosspatch.
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Curmudgeon
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Word Origin & History
curmudgeon
1577, of unknown origin; Johnson's suggestion that it is from Fr. coeur mechant "evil heart" is no longer taken seriously; the first syllable may be cur "dog."
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