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• n  a bad-tempered person
• v  show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

• He could be a grouch on camera, but in private he was far kinder than his television persona.
• The story of a septuagenarian grouch who uses his cane, hearing aid and dentures to thwart all evildoers; a buddy movie whose pals are separated by 70 years; a love story that .
• The grouch said he had never tried it.

• grump
• crank
• churl
• crosspatch
• grumble
• scold

News & Articles

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• NBA playoffs: Spurs are soaking up the Finals fun
  Miami » The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable -- and miserable. And surprise, it's those supposedly stoic Spurs who are having more fun, while the South Beach bunch is a little grumpy and grouchy.
  June 11, 2013 - Carlsbad Current-Argus
• Down 1-0, Heat Seek Some NBA Finals Fun
  MIAMI (AP) - The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable - and miserable. And surprise, it's those supposedly stoic Spurs who are having more fun, while the South Beach bunch is a little grumpy and grouchy. The Miami Heat may be on top of the basketball world, but there's no joy unless they stay there. "Playoffs ain't fun, man. I'm sorry to bust anyone on the outside's bubble," Dwyane Wade ...
  June 9, 2013 - KATC 3 Lafayette
• NBA Finals can be memorable, miserable for San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat
  The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable — and miserable. And surprise, it's those supposedly stoic Spurs who are having more fun, while the South Beach bunch is a little grumpy and grouchy. The Miami Heat may be on top of the basketball world, but there's no joy unless they stay there. "Playoffs ain't fun, man. I'm sorry to bust anyone on the outside's bubble," Dwyane Wade said. "As a ...
  June 9, 2013 - KSAT San Antonio

Quotes

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• Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles Times
  My kids call me Grumpy from the Seven Dwarfs,Bryant said. "That's how I've been at home, just a grouch."
• Caroll Spinney in Washington Post
  In his 2003 book, "The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons From a Life in Feathers," Spinney recalled that after a year on "Sesame Street," he felt he couldn't live in New York on his salary.
• Pedro Martinez in Los Angeles Times
  He looks like a grouch all the time,Martinez said, suppressing a laugh. "But he's a good guy. You'll see."