sourpuss
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈsaʊərˌpʌs/
- Offensive
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amargado
- He always complains about everything; he's such a sourpuss.
- old sourpuss
Examples
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Sometimes it's hard being a sourpuss.
Blog text (3) -
Why are you such a sourpuss?
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Kind of a sourpuss, really.
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Now remember, no gentleman wants to spend the evening with a sourpuss.
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You are a sourpuss, aren't you?
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What a bunch of sourpusses they were.
Fiction book (1997) -
Don't be a sourpuss, Olson.
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Hardly a wonder they're such sourpusses when you think about it.
Blog text (27) -
God, what a sourpuss.
Fiction book (2000) -
Let's go, sourpuss.
Synonyms
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8.6
A person who is often sad and thinks things will go wrong
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7.5
A person who is often gloomy and stays quiet
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9.9
A person who often looks unhappy and does not smile
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9.9
A person who often has an upset stomach or is bad-tempered
A person who often shows a sad face by pushing their lips forward
A person who stays silent and alone because they feel angry or upset
A person who often looks unhappy or annoyed by drawing their eyebrows together
Antonyms
How Grumpy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sourpuss comes from two simple words: sour, meaning 'bad or sharp taste', and puss, meaning 'face'. So a sourpuss is someone who shows a 'sour' face, which explains why the word means a grumpy or gloomy person.