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Crosspatch

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churlnoun(by extension) (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
cranknoun(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
grouchnounOne who is grumpy or irritable.
grumpnoun(informal, intransitive) To be grumpy.

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grumpnoun(informal) A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
grouchnounOne who is grumpy or irritable.
cranknoun(now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
churlnoun(by extension) (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
cross-patchnounAlternative form of crosspatch. [A grumpy, bad-tempered or irascible person.]
grumpsternounsomeone with a grumpy temperament
crabnounAny crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
grouchernounA grouchy person.
bitchy-pantsnoun(slang, vulgar, derogatory, sometimes used attributively) A currently irritable or habitually unpleasant person.
patchnounA piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
paddocknoun(also figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.
spiceboxnounAn ornamental box for keeping spices.
pepper potnounA small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper
grumpy pantsnoun(countable, informal, sometimes used attributively) Synonym of grump (“person who is currently in a bad mood or is habitually cranky”).
humgruffinnoun(archaic) An obnoxious, whinging, or peevish person.
crabapplenounAn unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
frumpnoun(countable, colloquial) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
pouternounA breed of pigeon with an enlarged crop that it can inflate.
grumpypantsnounAlternative form of grumpy pants. [(countable, informal, sometimes used attributively) Synonym of grump (“person who is currently in a bad mood or is habitually cranky”).]
grumpy-pantsnounAlternative form of grumpy pants. [(countable, informal, sometimes used attributively) Synonym of grump (“person who is currently in a bad mood or is habitually cranky”).]

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