Definition of curmudgeons Curmudgeons

/kɚmʌˈʤɪnz/ - [kermujinz] -

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What does curmudgeons mean?

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  • curmudgeons (Noun)
    Plural of curmudgeon.

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Noun

Plural: curmudgeons

curmudgeon - a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
  golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen an elderly person
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • curmudgeon (n.)
    An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • curmudgeon
    An ill-tempered and frequently old person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
  • curmudgeon
    A bad-tempered person.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • curmudgeon
    kur-muj′un, n. an avaricious, ill-natured fellow: a miser.—adj. Curmud′geonly. [Earlier corn-mudgin; mudge, mooch; M. E. muchen—O. Fr. mucier, to hide.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • curmudgeon
    A covetous old fellow, derived, according to some, from the French term coeur mechant.

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