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- [grinch]
- /grɪntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [grinch]
- /grɪntʃ/
Definitions of grinch word
- noun grinch a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others. 1
- noun grinch A person who is mean-spirited and unfriendly. 1
- noun grinch a person whose lack of enthusiasm or bad temper has a depressing effect on others 0
- noun grinch A grouch or killjoy. 0
- noun grinch A person who aggressively sets out to ruin the Christmas holidays for others. 0
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Origin of grinch
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; from the Grinch, name of a character created by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)
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Parts of speech for Grinch
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grinch popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grinch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grinch
noun grinch
- pessimist — a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- grouch — to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, especially in an irritable way.
- whiner — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
- dampener — to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge.
Antonyms for grinch
noun grinch
- live wire — an energetic, keenly alert person.
- life of the party — most lively, outgoing person
- celebrator — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
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