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单词 grinch
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grinch

[ grinch ]
/ grɪntʃ /
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noun

a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others.

Origin of grinch

Coined by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) in the children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957), the Grinch being the central misanthropic character

Words nearby grinch

Grimsby, Grimsel Pass, grimy, grin, grin and bear it, grinch, Grinch Stole Christmas, How the, grind, grindelia, Grindelwald, grinder
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Example sentences from the Web for grinch

  • Yep, the song the Whos sing in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

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  • This movie is so offensive even the Grinch would be grossed out.

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British Dictionary definitions for grinch

grinch
/ (ɡrɪntʃ) /

noun

US informal a person whose lack of enthusiasm or bad temper has a depressing effect on others

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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