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curmudgeons

curmudgeons is the plural of curmudgeon.

Meaning of curmudgeon

Noun

curmudgeon (plural curmudgeons)

  1. An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
    • Near-synonyms: crank, grump; grumpy pants (often childish), sourpuss, grouch
    Synonyms:
    crank, grump, grumpy pants[w:child-directed speech|childish]]>, sourpuss, grouch
  2. (archaic) A miser.

Questions about curmudgeons

What is curmudgeons the plural of?
Curmudgeons is the plural of curmudgeon.

Words near curmudgeons in the dictionary

  1. curmudgeonliest
  2. curmudgeonliness
  3. curmudgeonly
  4. curmudgeonous
  5. curmudgeonry
  6. curmudgeons
  7. curmudgeony
  8. curmugeon
  9. curmugeons
  10. curmur
  11. curmurred

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