[ UK /sˈa‍ʊ‍əpʊs/ ]
NOUN
  1. someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression
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How To Use sourpuss In A Sentence

  • Consequently I now have a reputation as a sourpuss and a grouch.
  • No-one likes a prima donna or a sourpuss… no matter what work you're given to do, no matter how wet or cold you get on location or how many coffees you have to fetch, smile.
  • So why is this sourpuss even bothering to attend the party?
  • Consequently I now have a reputation as a sourpuss and a grouch.
  • And unfortunately, throughout the '90s, he was a sourpuss about the economy, so his dour warnings are not to be taken, I think, with too much seriousness.
  • And as you can well imagine, there are some sourpusses in your organization that will be actively resistant, so keep a smile on your face.
  • In any case, I don't think that Ms. Rice is a sourpuss.
  • But since it's all in good fun only a sourpuss could fail to laugh.
  • I realize I'm going to sound like a sourpuss when I say this, but I didn't find one instance when I laughed out loud.
  • It's far more entertaining and funny than the sourpusses want you to think.
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