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Meldrew
/ ˈmɛldruː /
noun
- informal.a person, esp a middle-aged or elderly man, who is habitually peevish, pessimistic, and cynical; curmudgeon
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Derived Forms
- ˈMeldrewish, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Meldrew1
C20: named after Victor Meldrew , curmudgeonly hero of the 1990s BBC television situation comedy One Foot in the Grave , written by David Renwick
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