Miseryguts

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A miserable, negative person. colloquial

    "He was regarded standoffish or withdrawn or even as a miseryguts."

Example

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"He was regarded standoffish or withdrawn or even as a miseryguts."

Etymology

From misery + guts.

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