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curmudgeon

[ker-muhj-uhn] / kərˈmʌdʒ ən /


NOUN
crank
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He smiles at “Funky’s” serious themes being satirized on the humor site the Comics Curmudgeon, and laughs when recalling that one reader emailed to accuse him: “You’re ruining comics for everyone.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2022

Unbeknownst to the Curmudgeon, the Fairy Princess sent a series of letters to his Dad, which he dutifully kept in a neat pile next to his bedside table.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2020

Their Curmudgeon Film projects included the movies My Sister’s Keeper and Cold Moon, a suspense thriller set for release in October, Griff Furst said.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2017

This episode of Working is brought to you by Josh Fruhlinger’s Comics Curmudgeon.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2017

Curmudgeon, s. a vicious way of pronouncing cœur mechant.

From The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection by Various




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