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English
Etymology
sour (“bad-tempered”) + puss (“slang for mouth”)
Pronunciation
Noun
sourpuss (plural sourpusses)
- (informal) A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch. A scowling person.
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Translations
A person who is gloomy, sullen, or miserable
- Bulgarian: вечно кисел човек (večno kisel čovek)
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- Finnish: hapannaama
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- German: Miesepeter (de) m, Sauertopf (de) m
- Greek:
- Ancient: ὄξος n (óxos)
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- Polish: maruda (pl) m, zrzęda (pl) m
- Romanian: acritură (ro) f
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