Word of the Day 12/28/24 Curmudgeon

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Curmudgeon (noun)
curmudgeon [ ker-muhj-uhn ]

noun
1. a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.

Other Words From
cur·mudg·eon·ly adjective

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Synonyms
1. crosspatch, kvetch, sourpuss, bear, crank, grump, grouch

Origin: First recorded in 1570–80; unexplained; perhaps cur-, representing cur

Example Sentences
Simply maintaining its funny wouldn’t be especially remarkable, regardless of Ford’s admirable comic timing as the group’s unofficially patriarch/wise man/curmudgeon.
From Salon

Larry is the lying, socially inept, passively offensive curmudgeon you wouldn’t be able to stand in real life.
From Los Angeles Times

It’s a perfect role for curmudgeon specialist Paul Giamatti, if not quite the pure pleasure of a loser he previously played for director Alexander Payne in “Sideways.”
From Los Angeles Times

I had no trouble coming up with a compilation, but because it makes me sound like a curmudgeon, I’ve created two separate lists: six things I won’t do in 2024, and eight things I will.
From Los Angeles Times

Grant is also a self-proclaimed miserable curmudgeon, which he’ll say with a straight face right before saying something completely contradictory.
From Seattle Times

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