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[gruhm-pee] / ˈgrʌm pi /


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It’s Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges, whose maddening play once clogged up the text chains of grumpy Knicks fans, but now feel like family.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“Trips to China have made me grumpy and given me a bad attitude toward American-market EVs,” wrote Kevin Williams at InsideEVs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

He said it was only after "a lot of shouting and a lot of being very grumpy" that the Christmas dinner went ahead on Wednesday with additional agency staff and an external chef.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

With Musk in place and chasing his record payday, grumpy valuation math can give way for now to open-ended optimism about Tesla’s robo future.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

When I reached the car I was frowning and grumpy.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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