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cur⋅mudg⋅eon
[ker-muhj-uh
n] 
–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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| cur·mudg·eon (kər-mŭj'ən) n. An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions. [Origin unknown.] cur·mudg'eon·ly adj., cur·mudg'eon·ry n. |
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Curmudgeon
Cur*mudg"eon\ (k?r-m?j"?n), n. [OE. cornmudgin, where -mudgin is prob. from OF. muchier, mucier, F. musser to hide; of uncertain origin; cf. OE. muchares skulking thieves, E. miche, micher.] An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl. A gray-headed curmudgeon of a negro. --W. Irving.
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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