grinchn.

Brit.

/ɡrɪn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/ɡrɪn(t)ʃ/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Grinch.

Etymology: < the name of the Grinch, the surly central character in the children's book How the Grinch stole Christmas (1957) by ‘Dr. Seuss’ (Theodore Seuss Geisel).The book was adapted into a television special in 1966 and a feature film in 2000.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

A spoilsport or killjoy; (more generally) an ill-tempered, unpleasant person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > depressing quality > depressing thing, person, or circumstances

cloudc1430

palla1450

melancholya1475

downdraughta1681

Job's comforter1738

damper1748

killjoy1776

wet blanket1810

down-drag1814

chill1821

dismals1829

shadow1855

down1856

a skeleton at the feast (or banquet)1857

wet blanket1857

depressor1868

dampener1887

sorry-go-round1898

wet smack1927

bringdown1935

droopy drawers1939

big chill1943

party pooper1947

misery1951

party poop1951

grinch1966

downer1969

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [noun] > unpleasantness > unpleasant person

let-gamec1374

displeaser1641

troll1697

spoil-sport1801

pill1865

foul ball1918

Scrooge1940

slag1943

grinch1966

grot1970

knob jockey1989

1966 Chicago Tribune 13 Dec. ii. 3/3 It's time you faced up to the fact that yes, Virginia, there is a grinch who can steal Christmas. And his name is Fatigue.

1967 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 12 May 27/2 (advt.) The wife tells me her grinch of a mother is moving in.

1989 N.Y. Times 15 Nov. c1/3 A group of grinches initiated a campaign several years ago to undermine the turkey.

1995 This Mag. Mar.–Apr. 17/2 It's hard not to feel like a bit of a Grinch criticizing—or even questioning—the importance of 'zine culture.

2003 S. M. Petrovski Return Journey i. vii. 100 I was a terrible grinch, but I blame the disease. It can make a grinch out of anyone.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

grinchv.

Brit.

/ɡrɪn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/ɡrɪn(t)ʃ/

Etymology: echoic; compare French grincer.

intransitive. To make a harsh grating noise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > harsh or discordant [verb (intransitive)] > grate

grindOE

grutch1493

frais1513

grate1597

grit1762

rasp1868

grinch1892

crunkle1900

1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 126 It's woe to bend the stubborn back Above the grinching quern.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grinch
释义	grinchn. Brit. /ɡrɪn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ɡrɪn(t)ʃ/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Grinch. Etymology: < the name of the Grinch, the surly central character in the children's book How the Grinch stole Christmas (1957) by ‘Dr. Seuss’ (Theodore Seuss Geisel).The book was adapted into a television special in 1966 and a feature film in 2000. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). A spoilsport or killjoy; (more generally) an ill-tempered, unpleasant person. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > depressing quality > depressing thing, person, or circumstances cloudc1430 palla1450 melancholya1475 downdraughta1681 Job's comforter1738 damper1748 killjoy1776 wet blanket1810 down-drag1814 chill1821 dismals1829 shadow1855 down1856 a skeleton at the feast (or banquet)1857 wet blanket1857 depressor1868 dampener1887 sorry-go-round1898 wet smack1927 bringdown1935 droopy drawers1939 big chill1943 party pooper1947 misery1951 party poop1951 grinch1966 downer1969 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [noun] > unpleasantness > unpleasant person let-gamec1374 displeaser1641 troll1697 spoil-sport1801 pill1865 foul ball1918 Scrooge1940 slag1943 grinch1966 grot1970 knob jockey1989 1966 Chicago Tribune 13 Dec. ii. 3/3 It's time you faced up to the fact that yes, Virginia, there is a grinch who can steal Christmas. And his name is Fatigue. 1967 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 12 May 27/2 (advt.) The wife tells me her grinch of a mother is moving in. 1989 N.Y. Times 15 Nov. c1/3 A group of grinches initiated a campaign several years ago to undermine the turkey. 1995 This Mag. Mar.–Apr. 17/2 It's hard not to feel like a bit of a Grinch criticizing—or even questioning—the importance of 'zine culture. 2003 S. M. Petrovski Return Journey i. vii. 100 I was a terrible grinch, but I blame the disease. It can make a grinch out of anyone. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). grinchv. Brit. /ɡrɪn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ɡrɪn(t)ʃ/ Etymology: echoic; compare French grincer. intransitive. To make a harsh grating noise. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > harsh or discordant [verb (intransitive)] > grate grindOE grutch1493 frais1513 grate1597 grit1762 rasp1868 grinch1892 crunkle1900 1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 126 It's woe to bend the stubborn back Above the grinching quern. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1966v.1892
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