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sourbelly

sourbelly noun: a cantankerous person. Also the alternative spelling of sowbelly.

Noun

sourbelly (plural sourbellies)

  1. A cantankerous person.
    • You are an old sourbelly this evening. What's the matter? — John Dos Passos, Michael Clark, Streets of Night (1990)

Also used as

sourbelly is also the alternative spelling of sowbelly.

Forms of sourbelly

pluralsourbellies

Origin of sourbelly

From sour + belly.

Questions about sourbelly

What does sourbelly mean?
Sourbelly means a cantankerous person.
What part of speech is sourbelly?
Sourbelly is a noun.
What is the plural of sourbelly?
The plural of sourbelly is sourbellies.

Words near sourbelly in the dictionary

  1. Sourashtras
  2. Sourav
  3. sourball
  4. sourballs
  5. sourbellies
  6. sourbelly
  7. sourberries
  8. sourberry
  9. sourbread
  10. sourbreads
  11. sourbush

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