# grouchy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹaʊt͡ʃi/ · frequency rank #47,660

## Definitions
1. Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.

## Etymology
US 1895. From grouch + -y. Originally US college student slang.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ggrouchy`, `goruchy`, `grocuhy`, `groucchy`, `grouchhy`, `grouchyy`, `groucyh`, `grouhcy`, `grrouchy`, `gruochy`, `rgouchy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grouchy