THE FIRST WORD

curmudgeon

PRONUNCIATION:

(kuhr-MUJ-uhn) 

MEANING:

noun: An ill-tempered, stubborn person, usually an old man.

ETYMOLOGY:

Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1587.

USAGE:

"Fred Eaglesmith can sound like a curmudgeon at times, delivering cynical proclamations on the state of music."
Cathalena Burch; Success Finds Man of the Road; Arizona Daily Star (Tucson); Feb 2, 2012.