GROUCH

grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch

(noun) a bad-tempered person

grouch, grumble, scold

(verb) show one’s unhappiness or critical attitude; “He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong”; “We grumbled about the increased work load”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

grouch (plural grouches)

A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor. [from the late 19th c]

One who is grumpy or irritable. [from the early 20th c]

I don't feel like hanging around with that grouch.

Synonym: Thesaurus:complainer

Verb

grouch (third-person singular simple present grouches, present participle grouching, simple past and past participle grouched)

(intransitive) To be grumpy or irritable; to complain. [from the early 20th c]

Synonyms

• See also complain

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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