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sour⋅puss

  [souuhr-poos, sou-er-]
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–noun Informal.
a person having a grouchy disposition that is often accompanied by a scowling facial expression.
Origin:
1935–40; sour + puss 2
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sour·puss   (sour'pŏŏs')   
n.   Slang
A habitually gloomy or sullen person.

[sour + puss2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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sourpuss [ˈsɑʊɚpʊs]

  1. n.
    a grouchy or frowning person. (See also picklepuss.) : What a sourpuss! He makes King Kong look sweet.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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