Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [souuh r-poo s, sou-er-]
- /ˈsaʊərˌpʊs, ˈsaʊ ər-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [souuh r-poo s, sou-er-]
- /ˈsaʊərˌpʊs, ˈsaʊ ər-/
Definitions of sourpuss word
- noun sourpuss a person having a grouchy disposition that is often accompanied by a scowling facial expression. 1
- noun sourpuss grumpy person 1
- noun sourpuss a person whose facial expression or nature is habitually gloomy or sullen 0
- noun sourpuss a person who has a gloomy or disagreeable expression or nature 0
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Origin of sourpuss
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; sour + puss2
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Parts of speech for Sourpuss
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sourpuss popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sourpuss usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sourpuss
noun sourpuss
- crab — A crab is a sea creature with a flat round body covered by a shell, and five pairs of legs with large claws on the front pair. Crabs usually move sideways.
- crepehanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
- cross-patch — a bad-tempered or irritable person.
- crosspatch — a peevish bad-tempered person
- curmudgeon — If you call someone a curmudgeon, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
adj sourpuss
- depressive — Depressive means relating to depression or to being depressed.
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Matching words
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