cross-patch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kraws, kros pach]
- /krɔs, krɒs pætʃ/
- /krɒs pætʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kraws, kros pach]
- /krɔs, krɒs pætʃ/

Definitions of cross-patch word

noun cross-patch a bad-tempered or irritable person. 1
noun cross-patch An alternative form of crosspatch, a grouch. 0

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Origin of cross-patch

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700; cross- + patch1

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Parts of speech for Cross-patch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cross-patch

cross-patch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for cross-patch

noun cross-patch

malcontent — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
sorehead — a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser: Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
grump — a person given to constant complaining.
crank — If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange.

All 23 Synonyms of cross-patch