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单词 sourpuss
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sourpuss

[ souuhr-poos, sou-er- ]
/ ˈsaʊərˌpʊs, ˈsaʊ ər- /
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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

Words nearby sourpuss

sour grapes, sour gum, sour mash, sour-milk cheese, sour on, sourpuss, sour salt, soursop, sourveld, sourwood, Sousa
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Example sentences from the Web for sourpuss

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

    A Catholic Ex-Banker on Pope Francis’s Radical Views|Chris Lowney|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Bob C. always thought Bob L. was a sourpuss, too "corrosive."

    On the Peninsula|Bryan Curtis|April 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for sourpuss

sourpuss
/ (ˈsaʊəˌpʊs) /

noun

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

Word Origin for sourpuss

C20: from sour + puss ²
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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