sourpuss
English
noun
Definitions
- A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch.
Etymology
Compound from English sour (bad-tempered) + English puss (slang for mouth, cat, face).
Origin
English
puss
Gloss
slang for mouth, cat, face
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
顔
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beaglepuss English
- besour English
- glamourpuss English
- puss English
- puss in a bag English
- pussy English
- sorrel English
- sour English
- sour puss English
- sourball English
- sourbelly English
- sourberry English
- sourdough English
- soureth English
- sourfaced English
- sourful English
- sourgrass English
- sourhead English
- sourish English
- sourly English
- sourness English
- soursop English
- sourstuff English
- sourwood English
- unsour English
- sour Middle English
- puisín Irish
- pūs Middle Low German
- saua Tok Pisin
- piso Malagasy
- puss-puss Chinook Jargon