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sourhead

sourhead noun: one who is grumpy, negative, and bad-tempered.

Noun

sourhead (plural sourheads)

  1. One who is grumpy, negative, and bad-tempered.
    • He is a ragamuffin, a useless, unadorned sourhead !1932, A. E. Field, Sydney Spencer, Peaks, passes and glaciers, page 247
    • "Go ahead; I'll watch," he said. "Come on, sourhead. You'll sleep better afterward."1948, Thomas M. Aumack, Rivers of rain

Forms of sourhead

pluralsourheads

Origin of sourhead

From sour + -head.

Questions about sourhead

What does sourhead mean?
Sourhead means one who is grumpy, negative, and bad-tempered.
What part of speech is sourhead?
Sourhead is a noun.
What is the plural of sourhead?
The plural of sourhead is sourheads.

Words near sourhead in the dictionary

  1. sourful
  2. sourgrass
  3. sourgrasses
  4. sourgum
  5. sourgums
  6. sourhead
  7. sourheads
  8. sourhearted
  9. Souriau
  10. souring
  11. souring on

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