sourpuss

Questions about sourpuss

What does sourpuss mean?

sourpuss means "someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression".

How many syllables are in sourpuss?

sourpuss has 2 syllables and divides as sour-puss under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for sourpuss?

Close synonyms include picklepuss, gloomy Gus, pouter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sourpuss a common word?

sourpuss is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.