Grotch

//ɡɹɑːt͡ʃ// verb, slang

verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To annoy; to irritate. dated, slang

    "GROTCH (Grennell) Acutely irritate. Usually passive. Speer suggests that this useful word is a transitive form of grouch."

  2. 2
    To complain. dated, slang

    "This might have been an amusing and ingenious piece of fantasy, but Palmer published it, and demanded that it be accepted, as fact. Fans, as might be expected, grotched most acutely at such a claim, seeing in it the revolting nadir of Palmerism; the completion of his shift from fictionalized science to profitable superstition in the name of commercial appeal to the boob element."

Synonyms

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aggravateannoyantagonizebedevilbemoanboil someone's piss

Antonyms

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please

Example

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"GROTCH (Grennell) Acutely irritate. Usually passive. Speer suggests that this useful word is a transitive form of grouch."

Etymology

Coined by American journalist Dean Grennell.

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