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curmudgeon

  (kər-mŭj'ən) pronunciation
n.

An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.

[Origin unknown.]

curmudgeonly cur·mudg'eon·ly adj.
curmudgeonry cur·mudg'eon·ry n.
 
 
Word Overheard: curmudgeon

New life was breathed into the word curmudgeon with the passing of monk-turned-actor Peter Boyle, who perfectly filled the role of the grumpy, obstinate old curmudgeon Frank Barone:

"Peter Boyle, the tall, prematurely bald actor who was the tap-dancing monster in 'Young Frankenstein' and the curmudgeonly father in the long-running sitcom 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' has died. He was 71."

Link: The Pueblo Chieftain Online - Peter Boyle, father on 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' dead at 71

Posted December 14, 2006.

 
Celtic Mythology: curmudgeon

A common translation of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic bodach, a hobgoblin.

 
WordNet: curmudgeon
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas


 
Translations: Translations for: Curmudgeon

Dansk (Danish)
n. - gnaven, krakilsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
chagrijn, vrek

Français (French)
n. - harpagon, grippe-sou, grincheux

Deutsch (German)
n. - Griesgram

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τζαναμπέτης, στραβόξυλο

Italiano (Italian)
bisbetico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - avarento (m), rabugento (m)

Русский (Russian)
брюзга

Español (Spanish)
n. - gruñón, malhumorado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gnidare, bitvarg

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
存心不良的人, 难以取悦的人

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 存心不良的人, 難以取悅的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 심술 궂은 구두쇠

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 気難しい人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عجوز ذو طبع حاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רע, קמצן‬


 
 

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