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Grinch

Grinch

47 5.6
A character who does not like Christmas but learns to love it
  • proper noun
  • /ɡrɪntʃ/
  • Literature
translation icon : Grinch
  • The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.
  • the Grinch stole Christmas
  • Grinch stole
  • Grinch's heart

I I I the green character that stole Christmas from all of Whoville, the Grinch.

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Examples

  • Cindy Lou invites the Grinch to the party.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Has the Grinch found his Cindy Lou Who?

  • Which is something the Grinch could not stand in the least.

  • And I thought I was the only Grinch who worked the day after Christmas.

  • Did the Christmas Grinch learn his Christmas lesson?

  • Some people say the Grinch's small heart grew two sizes that day.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Those myths have been around forever because that has always been the fantasy, that the most antagonistic will find their hearts just like the Grinch did, and be kind.

  • In Dr. Seuss's story, the Grinch initially despises Christmas but eventually learns to love it.

  • Everyone knows how the Grinch transformed from a Christmas hater to a festive believer.

  • The story of the Grinch teaches important lessons about kindness and the spirit of giving.

Idioms

to be a grinch
  • Offensive
8.8

To act mean and spoil other people's fun at parties

Surface Forms

Grinch main

Etymology

Grinch was made up by the author Dr. Seuss for a grumpy character in the story 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'. Now the name is used for anyone who 'spoils the fun' or 'does not like celebrations'.