curmudgeon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

While numerous folk etymologies surround this word, there is yet no widely accepted origin.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kɜːˈmʌdʒən/
• (US) IPA: /kɚˈmʌdʒən/
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[edit] Noun

curmudgeon (plural curmudgeons)

1. (archaic): A miser.
2. An ill-tempered (and frequently old) person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.

   There's a cranky curmudgeon working at the hospital who gives all the patients and other doctors flak.

[edit] Quotations

• 2006, The New York Times [1]

  How to Be a Curmudgeon on the Internet

• 2007, The Times [2]

  How should I respond, without appearing to be a curmudgeon?