crosspatch

cross·patch

noun \ˈkrȯs-ˌpach\

Definition of CROSSPATCH

: grouch 2

Examples of CROSSPATCH

1. <that sweet little girl turns into a real crosspatch when she's hungry>

Origin of CROSSPATCH

³cross + ³patch

First Known Use: circa 1700

Related to CROSSPATCH

Synonyms: bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, grouch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner

Related Words: hunks; malcontent, sorehead; grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport; defeatist, pessimist; faultfinder, kicker, nagger, nitpicker, objector, quibbler, repiner; crock [slang], hypochondriac

Near Antonyms: optimist, Pollyanna; happy camper

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Rhymes with CROSSPATCH

attach, book-match, bycatch, crosshatch, detach, dispatch, fair catch, from scratch, night latch, nuthatch, oil patch, outmatch, potlatch, rematch, Sasquatch, slow match, test match, throatlatch, unlatch