sourpuss

Noun

Meaning

someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pouter picklepuss gloomy Gus downer misanthrope bear croaker cynic growler misery crank cassandra crab damper pessimist
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Antonyms

caroler wassailer life of the party life and soul of the party Christmas elf cheer leader
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Hypernyms

persona non grata unwelcome person

Phrases with the word

big sourpuss mean sourpuss

Examples

Mr. Sourpuss Pants God I love her Nicholas " Thomas crowed. When he noticed that neither Nicholas nor Inez looked impressed by the words he added quickly "In a totally sister-in-law type fashion of course. Lynsay Sands

Moverman is generally good with his actors, but only Coogan, playing his sourpuss persona completely straight for once, finds an actual character among these wealthy, distraught relatives. Source: Internet

But I left the film thinking, “Well, this guy’s kind of a sourpuss and not very warm and friendly,” and it was kind of a disappointing experience. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sourly sourmash sourness sours soursop soursop tree