# curmudgeon

Pronunciation: say "kur-MUJ-uhn" US /kɚˈmʌd͡ʒən/, UK /kɜːˈmʌdʒ.ən/

## Noun

1. A bad-tempered person with stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
   - Simple: A grumpy person, often an old man, who has strong ideas and will not change them.
   - _The film critic was a lovable curmudgeon who disliked nearly every new release._
   - _Even the office curmudgeons cracked a smile at the retirement party._

## Noun

2. A miser; a person who hoards money and spends as little of it as possible. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A person who keeps their money and hates to spend any of it.

## Origin

Of unclear origin; many folk etymologies exist. It is recorded from the late 1500s as curmudgeon and curmudgen, with many other spellings in the 17th century. A form cornmudgin from 1600 has been suggested as the original, but curmudgeon is recorded earlier, so cornmudgin was probably a one-off coinage.

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