sourpuss

[souuh r-poo s, sou-er-] /ˈsaʊərˌpʊs, ˈsaʊ ər-/
noun, Informal.
1.
a person having a grouchy disposition that is often accompanied by a scowling facial expression.
Origin
1935-40; sour + puss2
Examples from the web for sourpuss
  • Although tenure denial is a painful rejection on both professional and personal levels, you need to avoid being a sourpuss.
  • Fifteen years is a long time to spend trying to satisfy spoiled movie stars, sourpuss producers and cranky critics.
  • It is slow moving, and you fail to care about the main character because she is such a sourpuss.
British Dictionary definitions for sourpuss

sourpuss

/ˈsaʊəˌpʊs/
noun
1.
(informal) a person whose facial expression or nature is habitually gloomy or sullen
Word Origin
C20: from sour + puss²
Word Origin and History for sourpuss
n.

1937, from sour (adj.) + puss (n.2) "face."

Slang definitions & phrases for sourpuss

sourpuss

noun

A morose person; a chronic complainer and moaner; picklepuss: the regular assortment of first-night sourpusses and professional runners down/ He'd change into a sour-pan (entry form 1937+, variant 1942+)