CURMUDGEON Meaning of CURMUDGEON in English [cur.mud.geon] n [origin unknown] (1577) 1 archaic: miser 2: a crusty, ill-tempered, and usu. old man -- cur.mud.geon.li.ness n -- cur.mud.geon.ly adj Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012