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CURMUDGEON definition: 1. an old person who is often in a bad mood 2. an old person who is often in a bad mood. Learn more.
Curmudgeon definition: a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.. See examples of CURMUDGEON used in a sentence.
Definition of curmudgeon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Curmudgeon definition: An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.
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The earliest known use of the noun curmudgeon is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for curmudgeon is from 1587, in the writing of John Hooker, antiquary and civic administrator. curmudgeon is of unknown origin. See etymology.
Old, cranky, and more than a little stubborn, a curmudgeon is the gruff, grey-haired neighbor who refuses to hand out candy at Halloween and shoos away holiday carolers with a "bah humbug!"
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