grinch

Noun

Meaning

A grouch or killjoy.
Synonyms: grouch, killjoy, spoilsport; see also Thesaurus:spoilsport
Coordinate term: scrooge

A person who aggressively sets out to ruin the Christmas holidays for others.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

downer cooter pessimist killjoy dampener whiner grouch sourpuss moaner stick-in-the-mud party pooper nonparticipant merkin marplot humbugger

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Antonyms

joker harlequin mime jester picador bacchanal

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Phrases with the word

anti-grinch grinch paw grinch toe grinch foot

Examples

Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store. Dr. Seuss

And he, he himself...the Grinch...carved the roast-beast! Dr. Seuss

He took the Who's feast, he took the Who pudding, he took the roast beast. He cleaned out that ice box as quick as a flash. Why, the Grinch even took their last can of Who hash. Dr. Seuss

I can't wait to see The Grinch. It's so out of the world. Every time a movie like that comes out, I'm stoked. It's like real life. Tina Yothers

It just occurs to me the Grinch was not so mean he had a point or two I think he'd have liked me. Alicia Witt

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more! Dr. Seuss

Close letter words and terms

Grinage Grinberg grincamycin grinch foot grinch paw grinch toe