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单词 sourpuss
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sourpuss

/ˈsaʊəpʊs /
noun informal
A bad-tempered or habitually sullen person.Consequently I now have a reputation as a sourpuss and a grouch....
  • Political parties in Canada are truly democratic organizations and don't deserve the cheap shots they constantly take from the media and from politically cynical sourpusses.
  • It's far more entertaining and funny than the sourpusses want you to think.

Synonyms

misery, mope, dog in the manger, damper, dampener, spoilsport, pessimist, prophet of doom;
shrew, curmudgeon, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, fault-finder, carper;
North American crank
informal crosspatch, grouch, grump, virago, grouser, whinger, wet blanket, party pooper, doom merchant
North American informal kvetch
rare jade, melancholiac

Origin

1930s (originally US): from sour + puss2.

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