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Grinch

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Grinch /grɪntʃ/

▶noun N. Amer. informal a spoilsport or killjoy.

– origin 1970s: a character in the children's story How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss.

'Grinch' also found in these Oxford entries:

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tight budgets have become a cruel Grinch
Whilelmina is up my grinch

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