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Definition of sourpuss noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sourpuss

noun

/ˈsaʊəpʊs/

/ˈsaʊərpʊs/

(informal)

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a person who is not cheerful or pleasant
Word Origin1930s (originally US): from sour + puss ‘a person's face, mouth, expression’.

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