Definitions
Etymologies
- sour (“bad-tempered”) + puss (“slang for “mouth””) (Wiktionary)
- sour + puss2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“When life deals you lemons, it is easy to become a "sourpuss" and retreat.”
The Huffington Post: Kari Henley: How To Let Go Of Recession Depression and Live a Joyful life
“What kind of sourpuss wouldn't want to come home to kids playing whiffle (Wiffle(TM)) ball?”
"They think we’re a cult. People think we should be home playing 'Grand Theft Auto.'"
“Also, I posted a Harrison upset Thursday, yet, I only get, mostly, the "sourpuss" replies.”
“What kind of sourpuss could begrudge anyone a champagne-soaked Oscar party when there's recycling involved?”
“General comments: bee said ... the lady has a great voice. why are there so many sourpuss faces in the audience? most of them look constipated. is it illegal to smile or appear to be enjoying oneself?”
“He offers Ulrik a cell-like room in a house owned by Jensen's sourpuss sister Karen Margrethe Jorun Kjellsby.”
The Huffington Post: Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: A Somewhat Gentle Man
“I was having a fabulous time until the sourpuss behind me said, "Are you going to stand up and dance the whole night?”
The Huffington Post: Elizabeth Thorp: At 60, Sting Can Still Rock a Packed House & a Muscle Tee
“Jane rather sympathized with “the old sourpuss,” as she called Stilwell, who stormed around Ceylon in his scruffy jeep like a bald, scrawny John Wayne character.”
“Is it worth being a sourpuss toward someone who's embracing the world after years of merely enduring it?”
“Stealing the show: an aged local legend of a miniature horse named "Lil Sebastian," and it's hard to say what was funnier: the ecstatic look of boyish glee on sourpuss Ron Swanson's face when the mini-horse is led into the office, or the look of utter incomprehension on outsider Ben's face.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘sourpuss’.
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Words
phantasmagoria, eviscerate, avast, simulacrum, varicose, oblique, gestalt, ersatz, vernal, vivace, stellate, synecdoche and 321 more...
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Unsavory characters
absconder, aretaloger, arriviste, avaunter, bamboozler, bandit, banger, barbarian, barmecide, barrator, beldam, blatherskite and 190 more...
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Sour List
whiskey sour, amaretto sour, sour diesel, sour cream, sauerbraten, sourball, sauerkraut, sourcrout, sourkrout, sourdough, sourwood, sour grapes and 24 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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Gaw
Words for things both tangible and anthropic. I'm in the process of spinning off hardware into ute, and people into oofy.
cum-twang, naumachia, yngling, juggernaught, bliss ninny, iliac crest, moistened bint, slumlord, spondoolies, classy lady, charnel house, electrodoméstico and 334 more...
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Odd-Ball
Just plain fun to say and wonder about their origins.
rapscallion, ramahanukwanzmas, cockamamie, nincompoop, hemidemisemiquaver, antiinterdenomina..., cattywampus, ragamuffin, tatterdemalion, blunderbuss, brobdingnagian, tintinnabulation and 127 more...
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Animalia Wordia
Words or short phrases with animal names in them. Since I already have a dedicated list for 'monkey' words I shall leave them out of this one for the moment.
paper tiger, pigeon-hearted, lion-hearted, sacred cow, chicken heart, fraidy cat, scaredy-cat, snake oil, can of worms, snake pit, rat's nest, stool pigeon and 114 more...
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Words next
patrimony, cacophony, fearsome, coruscating, coruscating, coruscating, dolomite, dolorous, transdermal, chatty cathy, chatterbox, incessantly and 249 more...
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S is for Sweater Puppy
My S Words
secret agent, sweater puppy, skivvies, soda jerk, surly, space madness, sad sack, sadsack, scoundrel, scrabble, shaken teddy bear..., saucy and 181 more...
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Fun phrases & Idioms2
deep-six, jump the gun, play hardball, race against time, slam dunk, blind-sided, rock the boat, cold hard cash, gravy train, monkey business, smell a rat, bang for the buck and 87 more...
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funny & fun to say
flummoxed, flapdoodle, discombobulated, hornswoggle, blabbering, jabberwocky, agog, mugwump, swanky, stumblebum, twit, blunderbusses and 44 more...
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favorites
magnanimous, aujourd'hui, lilac, sobriquet, lunch, soliloquy, rhinoceros, snafu, rather, snack, crinoline, millinery and 58 more...
Tweets
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optimusprime i love that this word exists. i think it this word has some nuance of meaning not reflected in the definition given here. it captures a category of behavior/personality type quite well. May 31, 2008