morning grouch

English

Etymology

Compound of morning +‎ grouch.

Noun

morning grouch (plural morning grouches)

1. (informal) A person who tends to be bad-tempered in the morning.
   • 2020 September 24, “How to stop being a morning grouch”, in Milestone.net‎^[1]:

     Whatever the case, being a morning grouch is a real thing. For some this might be a more occasional occurrence but for others, night owls in particular, it’s simply easier to function much later in the day.

Related terms

• morning grouchiness

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: aamuisin ärtyisä ihminen
• German: Morgenmuffel (de) m