crosspatch

cross·patch

C0764900 (krôs′păch′, krŏs′-)n. A peevish, irascible person; a grouch.

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[cross + patch, jester.]

crosspatch

(ˈkrɒsˌpætʃ) ninformal a peevish bad-tempered person[C18: from cross + obsolete patch fool]

cross•patch

(ˈkrɔsˌpætʃ, ˈkrɒs-)

n. a bad-tempered or irritable person. [1690–1700]

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crosspatch - a bad-tempered person crank, grouch, grump, churldisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeablecrabby person, crab - a quarrelsome grouchhothead, fire-eater - a belligerent grouchmisanthrope, misanthropist - someone who dislikes people in general

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