About The Word Curmudgeon
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Curmudgeon
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What's The Definition Of Curmudgeon?
[n] a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
Synonyms | Synonyms for Curmudgeon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Curmudgeon: See Also | old person | oldster | senior citizen Curmudgeon In Webster's Dictionary \Cur*mudg"eon\ (k?r-m?j"?n), n. [OE. cornmudgin,
where -mudgin is prob. from OF. muchier, mucier, F. musser to
hide; of uncertain origin; cf. OE. muchares skulking thieves,
E. miche, micher.]
An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.
A gray-headed curmudgeon of a negro. --W. Irving.
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