as in crabs
an irritable and complaining person
that old sourpuss must spend all his time making sure no one traipses across his lawn
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Noun
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Warm water may push adult crabs deeper as well.—
Bill Kearney,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Who’s going to climb over all the other crabs and inevitably kill them in order to survive?—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Recognize Quieter Customers Celebrate the non-complainers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Expect scenic views of the park’s signature Cathedral Group, plus the chance to glimpse wildlife on land, such as bears and deer.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hyperphagic bears travel great distances and can spend up to 20 hours per day hunting for food, according to the NCWRC.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For Southern rock, the Allman Brothers Band’s Live at Fillmore East or Lynyrd Skynyrd’s One More from the Road were must-cranks.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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In what was once the typesetting room of the Miami Daily News, later called the Miami News, large scrolls of clippings can be viewed by visitors using hand cranks that mimic a newspaper rolling off the press.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nostalgic curmudgeons will tell you the food’s gone downhill, but the wings taste better than ever.—
Jay Deitcher,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Sourpusses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sourpusses. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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