Grinch /ɡrɪntʃ/ noun

1. the Grinch the main character in a story for children by the US writer Dr Seuss called How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He is a nasty, unkind green creature who almost spoiled Christmas.

2. [countable] American English a very bad-tempered person

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