Definition of crosspatch in English:

crosspatch

nounˈkrɒspatʃˈkrɔsˌpætʃ

informal

A bad-tempered person.
Example sentencesExamples
- A propos ‘crosspatch’ a ‘mardy’ child is sullen and whining.
- The crosspatch is therefore disabled physically, socially and psychologically.
- Mr Curry was no one person in particular but an amalgam of all the mean, intolerant and bigoted crosspatches I had come across over the years.
- York is bulging at the walls with Scrooges, Grinches, crotchety crosspatches and other assorted bah humbuggers.
- Whenever I express my penchant for reality television in the circle of snide, knowing, not-as-smart-as-they-think-they-are crosspatches that I'm cursed to call friends, I often do so defensively.
Synonyms
shrew, curmudgeon, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, fault-finder, carper
misery, mope, dog in the manger, damper, dampener, spoilsport, pessimist, prophet of doom
North American crank
informal sourpuss, grouch, grump, virago, grouser, whinger, wet blanket, party pooper, doom merchant
North American informal kvetch, sorehead
rare jade, melancholiac

Origin

Early 18th century: from the adjective cross + obsolete patch 'fool, clown', perhaps from Italian pazzo 'madman'.

Definition of crosspatch in US English:

crosspatch

nounˈkrôsˌpaCHˈkrɔsˌpætʃ

informal

A bad-tempered person.
Example sentencesExamples
- Whenever I express my penchant for reality television in the circle of snide, knowing, not-as-smart-as-they-think-they-are crosspatches that I'm cursed to call friends, I often do so defensively.
- A propos ‘crosspatch’ a ‘mardy’ child is sullen and whining.
- The crosspatch is therefore disabled physically, socially and psychologically.
- Mr Curry was no one person in particular but an amalgam of all the mean, intolerant and bigoted crosspatches I had come across over the years.
- York is bulging at the walls with Scrooges, Grinches, crotchety crosspatches and other assorted bah humbuggers.
Synonyms
shrew, curmudgeon, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, fault-finder, carper

Origin

Early 18th century: from the adjective cross + obsolete patch ‘fool, clown’, perhaps from Italian pazzo ‘madman’.

单词	crosspatch
释义	Definition of crosspatch in English: crosspatch nounˈkrɒspatʃˈkrɔsˌpætʃ informal A bad-tempered person. Example sentencesExamples A propos ‘crosspatch’ a ‘mardy’ child is sullen and whining. The crosspatch is therefore disabled physically, socially and psychologically. Mr Curry was no one person in particular but an amalgam of all the mean, intolerant and bigoted crosspatches I had come across over the years. York is bulging at the walls with Scrooges, Grinches, crotchety crosspatches and other assorted bah humbuggers. Whenever I express my penchant for reality television in the circle of snide, knowing, not-as-smart-as-they-think-they-are crosspatches that I'm cursed to call friends, I often do so defensively. Synonyms shrew, curmudgeon, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, fault-finder, carper misery, mope, dog in the manger, damper, dampener, spoilsport, pessimist, prophet of doom North American crank informal sourpuss, grouch, grump, virago, grouser, whinger, wet blanket, party pooper, doom merchant North American informal kvetch, sorehead rare jade, melancholiac Origin Early 18th century: from the adjective cross + obsolete patch 'fool, clown', perhaps from Italian pazzo 'madman'. Definition of crosspatch in US English: crosspatch nounˈkrôsˌpaCHˈkrɔsˌpætʃ informal A bad-tempered person. Example sentencesExamples Whenever I express my penchant for reality television in the circle of snide, knowing, not-as-smart-as-they-think-they-are crosspatches that I'm cursed to call friends, I often do so defensively. A propos ‘crosspatch’ a ‘mardy’ child is sullen and whining. The crosspatch is therefore disabled physically, socially and psychologically. Mr Curry was no one person in particular but an amalgam of all the mean, intolerant and bigoted crosspatches I had come across over the years. York is bulging at the walls with Scrooges, Grinches, crotchety crosspatches and other assorted bah humbuggers. Synonyms shrew, curmudgeon, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, fault-finder, carper Origin Early 18th century: from the adjective cross + obsolete patch ‘fool, clown’, perhaps from Italian pazzo ‘madman’.
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