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| —adj , grouchier, grouchiest | |
| informal bad-tempered; tending to complain; peevish | |
| grouchily | |
| —adv | |
| grouchiness | |
| —n | |
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grouchy
1895, of uncertain origin, possibly from grutching "complaint, grumbling" (see grudge). Grouch (n.) "ill-tempered person" is a 1900 back-formation. Grouch bag "purse for carrying hidden money" (1908) is the source of the nickname of U.S. comedian Julius "Groucho" Marx, who
supposedly carried his money in one to poker games.
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