- grouched
- graʊtʃ n. grumbler, sulker, irritable person; complaint; bad fit of temper v. grumble, complain
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
grouch — I UK [ɡraʊtʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms grouch : singular grouch plural grouches informal 1) someone who complains a lot or is often in a bad mood 2) a complaint II UK [ɡraʊtʃ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms grouch : present tense… … English dictionary
grouch — (n.) ill tempered person, 1896, earlier state of irritable glumness (1890, in expressions such as to have a grouch on), U.S. college student slang, of uncertain origin, possibly from grutching complaint, grumbling (see GRUTCH (Cf. grutch)). The… … Etymology dictionary
grouch — [[t]graʊtʃ[/t]] n. v. grouched, grouch•ing 1) a sulky, complaining, or morose person 2) cvb a sulky or irritable mood 3) cvb a complaint 4) to be sulky or morose; complain irritably • Etymology: 1890–95, amer.; var. of obs. grutch < OF… … From formal English to slang