crosspatch

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɒsˌpætʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkrɔsˌpætʃ, ˈkrɑs-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krôs′pach′, kros′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cross•patch /ˈkrɔsˌpætʃ, ˈkrɑs-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Informal Termsa bad-tempered person.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cross•patch  (krôs′pach′, kros′-),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsa bad-tempered or irritable person.
  • cross- + patch1 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crosspatch /ˈkrɒsˌpætʃ/ n
  1. informal a peevish bad-tempered person
Etymology: 18th Century: from cross + obsolete patch fool
'crosspatch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
crabstick - curmudgeon

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