crabby person

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Word: Crabby Person
Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: A "crabby person" is someone who is often in a bad mood and tends to complain or be grumpy. This person may be easily annoyed or irritated by others.

Usage Instructions:

• You can use "crabby person" to describe someone who is not pleasant to be around because they often show their unhappiness or irritation.
• It is usually used in informal contexts.

Example Sentence:

• "My neighbor is a crabby person; he always yells if kids play too close to his yard."

Advanced Usage:

• You might say someone is "acting crabby" to describe their behavior at a particular time.
• It can also be used in a more humorous or light-hearted way, such as, “I must be a crabby person before my morning coffee!”

Word Variants:

• Crabbiness (noun): The state of being crabby. Example: "Her crabbiness made it hard for anyone to enjoy the party."
• Crabby (adjective): Describing someone who is grouchy or irritable. Example: "He was feeling crabby after a long day at work."

Different Meanings:

• "Crabby" can also refer to a type of animal, specifically a crab, but in this context, it relates to a person's mood.

Synonyms:

• Grouchy
• Grumpy
• Irritable
• Cantankerous
• Cross

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• "In a crabby mood": This phrase describes a temporary state of being annoyed or irritable.
  Example: "She was in a crabby mood because she didn’t sleep well last night."

• "Crab about something": To complain or whine about something.
  Example: "He always crabs about the weather, no matter what it is like."

Academic

Noun

1. a quarrelsome grouch

Synonyms

• crab