Word of the Day: Curmudgeon
PRONUNCIATION: [ker-muhj-uh n]
MEANING:
noun: An ill-tempered, stubborn person, usually an old man.
--> ETYMOLOGY: 1577, of unknown origin; Johnson's suggestion
that it is from Fr. coeur mechant "evil heart" is no longer
taken seriously; the first syllable may be cur "dog."
USAGE: Only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations.
SYNONYMS: niggard, miser, skinflint, tightwad
PRONUNCIATION: [ker-muhj-uh n]
MEANING:
noun: An ill-tempered, stubborn person, usually an old man.
--> ETYMOLOGY: 1577, of unknown origin; Johnson's suggestion
that it is from Fr. coeur mechant "evil heart" is no longer
taken seriously; the first syllable may be cur "dog."
SYNONYMS: niggard, miser, skinflint, tightwad
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