sourpuss
/ˈsaʊəpʊs
/noun informal
A bad-tempered or habitually sullen person.Consequently I now have a reputation as a sourpuss and a grouch....
- Political parties in Canada are truly democratic organizations and don't deserve the cheap shots they constantly take from the media and from politically cynical sourpusses.
- It's far more entertaining and funny than the sourpusses want you to think.
Synonyms
misery, mope, dog in the manger, damper, dampener, spoilsport, pessimist, prophet of doom;
shrew, curmudgeon, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, fault-finder, carper;
North American crank
informal crosspatch, grouch, grump, virago, grouser, whinger, wet blanket, party pooper, doom merchant
North American informal kvetch
rare jade, melancholiac
Origin
1930s (originally US): from sour + puss2.