sourpuss

[souuh r-poo s, sou-er-]

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noun Informal.

a person having a grouchy disposition that is often accompanied by a scowling facial expression.

Origin of sourpuss

First recorded in 1935–40; sour + puss²

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Better that I leave the seminary than stay and become a sourpuss.
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Bob C. always thought Bob L. was a sourpuss, too "corrosive."
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British Dictionary definitions for sourpuss

sourpuss

noun

informal a person whose facial expression or nature is habitually gloomy or sullen

Word Origin

C20: from sour + puss ²

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Word Origin and History for sourpuss

n.

1937, from sour (adj.) + puss (n.2) "face."

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Better that I leave the seminary than stay and become a sourpuss.

Bob C. always thought Bob L. was a sourpuss, too "corrosive."

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