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• grouch — (n.) ill tempered person, 1896, earlier state of irritable glumness (1890, in expressions such as to have a grouch on), U.S. college student slang, of uncertain origin, possibly from grutching complaint, grumbling (see GRUTCH (Cf. grutch)). The… …   Etymology dictionary

• grutch — c.1200, grucchen, to murmur, complain, from O.Fr. grouchier to murmur, to grumble, of unknown origin, probably ultimately imitative. Meaning to begrudge is c.1400. Cf. gruccild (early 13c.) woman who complains, from grutch + suffix of unknown… …   Etymology dictionary