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SOURPUSS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sourpuss mean?
• SOURPUSS (noun)
The noun SOURPUSS has 1 sense:
1. someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression
Familiarity information: SOURPUSS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
gloomy Gus; picklepuss; pouter; sourpuss
Hypernyms ("sourpuss" is a kind of...):
persona non grata; unwelcome person (a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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