crosspatch
/ˈkrɒspatʃ
/noun informal
A bad-tempered person.York is bulging at the walls with Scrooges, Grinches, crotchety crosspatches and other assorted bah humbuggers....
- 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.
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'.