Definition of Grinch

1. Noun. A grouch or killjoy. ¹

2. Noun. A person who aggressively sets out to ruin the Christmas holidays for others. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grinch

1. one who spoils the fun of others [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grinch

grimly
grimme
grimmer
grimmest
grimness
grimnesses
grimoire
grimoires
grimselite
grimsir
grimsirs
grimy
grin
grin and bear it
grin like a Cheshire cat
grinch (current term)
grinches
grind
grind away
grind down
grind one's gears
grind organ
grind out
grind to a halt
grindable
grindcore
grinde
grinded
grindelia
grindelias

Literary usage of Grinch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Albert by Daniel Oldis (1986)
"“Describe the grinch,” she demanded. I thought a minute. “I can't.” “That's what I mean. ... He was the grinch that stole the end of the world. ..."

2. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"... later fired by the people he worked for, took the grinch theory of reindeer and applied it to whales: if he couldn't find one. he'd make one instead. ..."

3. Holidays & Celebrations: How to Make Books W/Children by Joy Evans, Jill Norris (1997)
"The grinch Who Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss; Random House, 1957. Santa's Book of Names by David McPhail; Little, Brown, 1993. Thank You, Santa by Margaret ..."

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