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morning grouch

morning grouch noun: a person who tends to be bad-tempered in the morning.

Noun

morning grouch (plural morning grouches)

  1. (informal) A person who tends to be bad-tempered in the morning.
    • Whatever the case, being a morning grouch is a real thing. For some this might be a more occasional occurrence but for others, night owls in particular, it’s simply easier to function much later in the day.2020 September 24, “How to stop being a morning grouch”, in Milestone.net

Forms of morning grouch

pluralmorning grouches

Origin of morning grouch

Compound of morning + grouch.

Questions about morning grouch

What does morning grouch mean?
Morning grouch means a person who tends to be bad-tempered in the morning.
What part of speech is morning grouch?
Morning grouch is a noun.
What is the plural of morning grouch?
The plural of morning grouch is morning grouches.

Words near morning grouch in the dictionary

  1. morning glories
  2. morning glory
  3. morning goods
  4. morning gown
  5. morning gowns
  6. morning grouch
  7. morning grouches
  8. morning gun
  9. morning guns
  10. morning impaired
  11. morning kitchen

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