Dictionary entry

Sourpuss

Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊəpʊs/

Pronunciation

/ˈsaʊəpʊs/

Myanmar Meaning

စိတ်သဘောဆိုးသူ။

Definition

sourpuss /'saƱǝpƱs/ n ( infml ) တစ္ေလာကလံုးကို မေက်နပ္သူ။ She's an old sourpuss.

Examples

  1. ‘And unfortunately
  2. throughout the '90s
  3. he was a sourpuss about the economy
  4. so his dour warnings are not to be taken
  5. I think
  6. with too much seriousness.’
  7. ‘No-one likes a prima donna or a sourpuss… no matter what work you're given to do
  8. no matter how wet or cold you get on location or how many coffees you have to fetch
  9. smile.’
  10. ‘And as you can well imagine
  11. there are some sourpusses in your organization that will be actively resistant
  12. so keep a smile on your face.’
  13. ‘The sourpuss told Cory that he should keep me away from the customers
  14. because I obviously didn't know what I was doing.’
  15. ‘But since it's all in good fun only a sourpuss could fail to laugh.’
  16. ‘But I am not sure if being a sourpuss is enough reason to fire somebody.’
  17. ‘And I can imagine readers growing weary of Gogol
  18. who's too much of a sourpuss.’
  19. ‘Political parties in Canada are truly democratic organizations and don't deserve the cheap shots they constantly take from the media and from politically cynical sourpusses.’
  20. ‘No one cares for a sourpuss
  21. regardless of his or her other attributes.’
  22. ‘If Thomas has a reputation for being a sourpuss
  23. those who have been around him for most of his career insist that reputation is unwarranted anyway.’
  24. ‘I realize I'm going to sound like a sourpuss when I say this
  25. but I didn't find one instance when I laughed out loud.’
  26. ‘In any case
  27. I don't think that Ms. Rice is a sourpuss.’
  28. ‘So why is this sourpuss even bothering to attend the party?’
  29. ‘Consequently I now have a reputation as a sourpuss and a grouch.’
  30. ‘This might very well be the most complimentary set of remarks ever made by this renowned sourpuss about his native land.’
  31. ‘The elder must be respectable - not a sourpuss or a stuffed shirt - but a man who has gained respect.’
  32. ‘It's far more entertaining and funny than the sourpusses want you to think.’
  33. ‘I'm a cross old sourpuss who prefers thinking deep thoughts about Plato and why it always rains when I haven't got my jacket
  34. to engaging in friendly exchanges.’
  35. ‘Current conditions are not nearly as bad as some sourpusses would have us believe.’
  36. ‘The reaction of your other half
  37. however
  38. is that of a sourpuss.’