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Thread #30052   Message #383564
Posted By: Midchuck
27-Jan-01 - 09:08 AM
Thread Name: curmudgeon wotz it mean ?
Subject: RE: curmudgeon wotz it mean ?
From the Oxford English Dictionary site:

curmudgeon SYLLABICATION: cur·mudg·eon PRONUNCIATION: kr-mj´n NOUN : An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions. ETYMOLOGY: Origin unknown. OTHER FORMS: cur·mudg´eon·ly — ADJECTIVE cur·mudg´eon·ry — NOUN Peter.