English Explanatory Dictionary

smellfungus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A faultfinder, complainer, grumbler.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-smellfungus.wav /ˈsmɛlˌfʌŋɡəs/

Word forms

smellfungus smellfunguses smellfungi

Etymology

From Smelfungus, name of a hypercritical traveller in A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, a satirical characterization of Tobias Smollett and his Travels Through France and Italy (1766). Apparently from smell + fungus.

Synonyms

bellyacher carper castigator caviler censurer complainer crabber critic criticizer faultfinder findfault grouch grumbler grump grumpy pants hafter kvetcher latrant nitpicker pettifogger pick-fault quibbler scolder smellfungus sourpuss squeaky wheel troublemaker vituperator whiner whinger whining Willy
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