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Meaning of "sourpuss" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOURPUSS

From sour + puss².
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOURPUSS

sourpuss  [ˈsaʊəˌpʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOURPUSS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sourpuss is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOURPUSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sourpuss in the English dictionary

The definition of sourpuss in the dictionary is a person whose facial expression or nature is habitually gloomy or sullen.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOURPUSS


glamourpuss
ˈɡlæməpʊs
puss
pʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOURPUSS

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sourceless
sourcing
sourdeline
sourdine
sourdough
soured cream
soured milk
sourish
sourishly
sourly
sourness
sourock
soursop
sourveld
sourwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOURPUSS

Anschluss
blunderbuss
buss
concuss
cuss
degauss
discuss
fuss
gauss
huss
muss
Neuss
percuss
repercuss
Russ
schuss
Strauss
suss
truss
wuss

Synonyms and antonyms of sourpuss in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOURPUSS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sourpuss» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sourpuss

Translation of «sourpuss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOURPUSS

Find out the translation of sourpuss to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sourpuss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sourpuss» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

情绪波动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sourpuss
570 millions of speakers

English

sourpuss
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sourpuss
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sourpuss
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мегера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sourpuss
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sourpuss
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sourpuss
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sourpuss
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sauertopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

いつも不機嫌な人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sourpuss
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sourpuss
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sourpuss
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sourpuss
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sourpuss
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sourpuss
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sourpuss
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sourpuss
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мегера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sourpuss
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sourpuss
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sourpuss
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sourpuss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sourpuss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sourpuss

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOURPUSS»

The term «sourpuss» is normally little used and occupies the 110.810 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOURPUSS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sourpuss» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sourpuss» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sourpuss

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOURPUSS»

Discover the use of sourpuss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sourpuss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie
With her moods changing nearly every minute, Nanna and Poppy have to be prepared to call their rambunctious granddaughter the right nickname when the moment strikes! 30,000 first printing.
Norton Juster, 2008
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20,000 Quips & Quotes
A sourpuss looks as if life isn't worth living, but acts as if it isn't worth leaving. GROUCH Only the man who has achieved success can afford to be as irritable at the office as he is at home. A sourpuss is a person whose face looks as if it has ...
Evan Esar, 1995
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No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories
For every argument I have with Carl,Ruth has an anecdote about something similar she went through with her husband—but instead of arguing,he loved her for being a sourpuss,and she laughed sheepishly about what a sourpuss she was.
Miranda July, 2007
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Boys' Life
You can call me Old Sourpuss if you want to, but nobody calls me Big Mouth. What are you doing in my hangout?" "I dropped down to say hello," said Elmer. " The frogs told me so much about you." "The frogs!" said Old Sourpuss. "Are you their ...
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Motorboating - ND
Sourpuss Trophy Changes Hands EACH YEAR squadrons of USPS District No. 5 hold a Navigators Contest, the ostensible purpose of which is to test navigation and piloting skill acquired in USPS advanced grades classes. But if the truth ...
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Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
SOURPUSS 335 SOURDOUGH a sourdough. A prospector for gold in California ca. 1850 or the Yukon Territory ca. 1890. Source: SOUR; DOUGH. MWCD: O.E. Prospectors were nicknamed sourdoughs because they made their bread ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
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101 Knock-knock Jokes: Guaranteed to Make Even a Sourpuss Smile
A collection of 101 jokes of the "knock-knock" variety, as: Knock, knock. Who's there? Annie? Annie who? Annie body there?
Sam Schultz, 1982
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1,001 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Cats
Sourpuss. The word applies to a human who is gloomy or grumpy, or both. Most of us have known cats, particularly older ones, who would qualify as grouches, but in fact sourpuss has little to do with cats but a lot to do with puss, a slang word  ...
J. Stephen Lang, 2004
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Fiske WordPower: The Exclusive System to Learn, Not Just ...
Chapter. 69. F. Sourpuss. Words. for. Sour. Things. or every word that evokes sugar, there may well be a matching one that connotes vinegar. Here's a group of words you can use to describe the bitterest sourpuss you know.
Edward Fiske, Jane Mallison, Margery Mandell, 2006
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Vocabulary, Grades 4 - 5
Write the word that matches each picture. not all words will be used. crowbar dog paddle dogtrot horseplay horseradish litterbug monkeyshines nightmare pigeonhole sawhorse snapdragon sourpuss 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. draw a sourpuss on the ...
Cindy Barden, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOURPUSS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sourpuss is used in the context of the following news items.
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Catastrophe Review: “The Sourpuss with Gnarly Toenails”
The whole first season of Catastrophe has been so unsettling and simultaneously fun, it didn't even bother us all too much whether or not we'd get to see a ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
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BAMBERG: Cat a sourpuss? This could be why
How many times have you heard someone say, "Well animals are attracted to antifreeze because there's a sweetness to it that they like." Nice try, but it strikes a ... «The Sun Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
Newport Storm Brewery Releases New Sourpuss Beer
Newport Storm Brewery has a new flavor available to customers called Sourpuss. The beer is offered in a 4-pack and draws inspiration from a unique brewing ... «GoLocalProv, Jun 15»
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Apologies, Paris, for sourpuss Padraig but it is payback ….
Judging by the miserable waspish sour-puss on him, Pádraig didn't partake in the €4 advertised pints during Happy Hour (which apparently lasts for three and a ... «Connacht Tribune Group, May 15»
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Watch: BP Oddo takes 'Sourpuss' challenge for Lyme Disease
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President James Oddo thought he would be joining Tiki Barber and Dr. Oz by taking the Lyme Disease Challenge, ... «SILive.com, May 15»
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Federal budget 2015: Hockey's amazing transformation - Sourpuss
He needed to put all that Sourpuss Joe behind him. He needed to become Jolly Joe again. He had seen Scott Morrison transform himself from a Captain Bligh ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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Meet George, the stand-up sourpuss who's more meerkat than mere …
Meet George, the stand-up sourpuss who's more meerkat than mere cat. George Two Legs, a cat that perches on his hind legs just like a meerkat, is the latest ... «BT.com, Apr 15»
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Lara Flynn Boyle looks barely recognisable thanks to her …
Once the proud owner of a fresh faced look that was the envy of many, the star now sports a far less relaxed set of eyebrows and a rather sourpuss pout. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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Will Ferrell calls Bill O'Reilly a 'sourpuss'
This probably isn't the start of a big celeb feud. But you never know. Will Ferrell, dressed as a leprechaun, stopped by CBS' Late Show with David Letterman on ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
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New Grumpy Cat? Meet Sauerkraut, the new king sourpuss of the …
Sauerkraut, the new challenger to the grumpy cat thrown, is taking the internet by storm. ( Amy Bender / Rex Features). KABC. Wednesday, February 18, 2015. «KABC-TV, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sourpuss [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sourpuss>. Apr 2024 ».
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