Sourpuss (Noun)
Meaning
Someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- My grandmother was a sourpuss who always complained about the weather, no matter how sunny it was outside.
- After losing his job, John became a sourpuss and wouldn't smile or laugh for weeks.
- The sourpuss sitting next to me on the bus was scowling so intensely that I was afraid to make eye contact.
- Her sourpuss expression made her look like she was sucking on a lemon, even when she was talking about something she loved.
- The comedian's jokes were hilarious, but the sourpuss in the front row refused to crack a smile.