Mudgeon

May 30th, 2013 by admin

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  1. Danny S.:

    May 30th, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    I have seen the word “curmudgeon” countless times, but I always somehow reversed the “u” and the “r” in my mind, and thought that the word was “crumudgeon”. Perhaps someone who argues over crumbs. The archetypal curmudgeon, to me, would be Andy Rooney, and I wonder if that is who you were thinking of when you mentioned the meaning of the word having softened “at least on TV”.

  2. Kit:

    July 27th, 2016 at 1:25 pm

    I played “Dick Dudgeon” (title char.) in Shaw’s, “Devil’s Disciple”; thought that it hinted at something hidden deep within, apropos to character.
    Thanks for adding depth.

  3. Tony:

    May 7th, 2020 at 9:13 am

    Arthur Ransome uses ‘dogmudgeon’ to distinguish the ghillie from a curmudgeon in Northern Diver. Any one who has read the book would be happy to replace the dog or cur with any prefix that suits the occasion.

  4. Ray:

    August 8th, 2021 at 9:05 am

    Coeur-mechant = wicked heart

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