What does grinch mean?
Grinch means (chiefly US) A grouch or killjoy..
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/ɡɹɪnt͡ʃ/ · noun
(chiefly US) A grouch or killjoy..
Here's what they would risk: appearing responsible for higher taxes next year after Obama offered them a deal to extend the Bush-era rates, coming off as grinches for failing to extend unemployment insurance during the holiday season, and the possibility that next year Obama and Democrats will actually hold more leverage in this debate.
Use grinch when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grinch means (chiefly US) A grouch or killjoy..
Common synonyms include grouch, killjoy, spoilsport, addle-plot.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Here's what they would risk: appearing responsible for higher taxes next year after Obama offered them a deal to extend the Bush-era rates, coming off as grinches for failing to extend unemployment insurance during the holiday season, and the possibility that next year Obama and Democrats will actually hold more leverage in this debate.
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