grinch

[grinch] /grɪntʃ/
noun
1.
a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others.
Origin
1965-70; from the Grinch, name of a character created by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)
Examples from the web for grinch
  • Makes the grinch in me go away, even if only for a bit.
  • Don't let the credit card grinch strike while on vacation.
  • Don't let the credit card grinch strike while on vacation.
British Dictionary definitions for grinch

grinch

/ɡrɪntʃ/
noun
1.
(US, informal) a person whose lack of enthusiasm or bad temper has a depressing effect on others
Word Origin
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
Contemporary definitions for grinch
noun

one who spoils the pleasure of others

Word Origin

character in How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)

verb

to make a harsh grating noise

Word Origin

French grincer

Word Origin and History for grinch

Grinch

n.

"spoilsport;" all usages trace to Dr. Seuss' 1957 book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."

Slang definitions & phrases for grinch

grinch

noun

A person who spoils a happy occasion, esp Christmas; spoilsport; scrooge: The grinch at City Hall/ Mecham of Arizona is drawing fire as a new kind of grinch

[1980s+; fr a character in Dr Seuss's 1957 book How the Grinch Stole Christmas]