pouty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pouty
Example Sentences
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A pouty, teenage bride-to-be is the humorous focus of “Before the Wedding.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Bondi’s tired put-downs were so bad that “Saturday Night Live” parodied them over the weekend, with guest host Amy Poehler playing the pouty attorney general.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025
In this one, he swapped out “Jewish communities” from the initial poster’s tweet and swapped in one specific Jewish organization, the Anti-Defamation League, that has previously made him pouty.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2023
The two exchanged glares and verbal jabs, after which Kelly pursed his lips and shot his much-memed pouty face at Correa, essentially telling the slugger to sit down and shut up.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023
He made a pouty face, far better than anything Robin could pull off.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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