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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A habitually gloomy or sullen person.

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  • noun A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch.

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  • noun someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[sour + puss.]

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sour (“bad-tempered”) +‎ puss (“slang for “mouth””)

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