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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Slang A habitually gloomy or sullen person.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

Etymologies

  1. sour (“bad-tempered”) +‎ puss (“slang for “mouth””) (Wiktionary)
  2. sour + puss2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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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

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‘sourpuss’ has been looked up 1704 times, loved by 3 people, added to 12 lists, commented on 1 time, and has a Scrabble score of 10.