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Definitions for Grinch

[1] a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others.
[2] US informal a person whose lack of enthusiasm or bad temper has a depressing effect on others

Words related to Grinch

pessimist, complainer, grouch, whiner, dampener, doomsdayer, damper, downer, drag, killjoy, malcontent, sourpuss, marplot, proser, spoilsport, drip, fuddy-duddy, stick-in-the-mud

Words nearby Grinch

grimsel pass, grimy, grin, grin and bear it, grin like a cheshire cat, grinch, grinch stole christmas, how the, grind, grind house, grind in, grind on

Origin of Grinch

First recorded in 1965–70; from the Grinch, name of a character created by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)

Word origin for Grinch

C20: from a character in the 1957 children's book How the Grinch stole Christmas by Dr Seuss (1904–91), US writer and illustrator, whose full name was Theodor Seuss Geisel

Synonyms for Grinch

complainer, dampener, grouch, moaner, pessimist, whiner, doomsdayer, partypooper, prophet of doom, stick in the mud, wet blanket