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Curmudgeon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A curmudgeon is a miser or an ill-tempered (and frequently old) person full of stubborn ideas or opinions. •Quentin Crisp •Tom Stemple •Reece Austin AKA "Ozzy" Kresser •R. Crumb •W. C. Fields •Malco...
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What is a Curmudgeon anyway? ... A curmudgeon's reputation for malevolence is undeserved. They're neither warped nor evil at heart. They don't hate mankind, just mankind's absurdities. They're just as sensitive and soft-hearted as the next guy, but they hide their vulnerability beneath a crust of misanthropy.
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curmudgeon n. An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions. [Origin unknown.] curmudgeonly curmudg ' eonly adj ... New life was breathed into the word curmudgeon with the passing of monk-turned-actor Peter Boyle, who perfectly filled the role of the grumpy, obstinate old curmudgeon Frank Barone:
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Food writing with an unusual ingredient, a sense of humor. ... Posted by The Curmudgeon at 11:54 AM 1 comments ... Hence my absence from Curmudgeon.com for the last month. A while ago I came across a Google map of Northeastern Italy someone had made in 2008 of Slow Food’s Osterie (taverns) d'Italia, and I immediately started...
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curmudgeon: Definition and Pronunciation ... World & News ... curmudgeon (Thesaurus)
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cur mudg eon (ker muj' en), n. an irascible, churlish person ... Return to The Curmudgeon's Corner ... This page, and all original graphics, © 1996, Martin D. Watt.
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