grump
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Mitts’ personality is reminiscent of Sam Sylvia, Maron’s lovable grump of a director on Netflix’s wrestling dramedy “GLOW.”
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2025
Why it’s key: “Playing a lovable grump is hard; you can lose the audience if you play it too far,” says writer-director Cord Jefferson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
One is a cynical grump whose cold-hearted plot to steal Christmas dampens the festive mood.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2022
The power of negative thinking: These books give you permission to be a grump.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2022
Zane had little hope that the grump of an old man had anything that could earn Zane even a penny, but he was .
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
What a blow to grumps who chuckle when a New York team endures a miserable season, of which plenty remain, thanks to those Mets, Giants, Rangers and, of course, the pratfalling Jets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
I have grown into one of those grumps who is wary of how easily we throw around honorifics like “legendary” and “GOAT.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
But the spat punctures any suggestion that the Budget will end grumps and strops inside the party.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
The grumps and the agreeable dogs performed the same when they had to figure out the problem by themselves, or if their owners showed them the way to get the treat.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2021
Mrs. March was very busy trying to finish a letter, which must go at once, and Hannah had the grumps, for being up late didn’t suit her.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
