crabbit

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crabbit

/ˈkɹabɪt/ UK

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From Scots crabbit, from crab.

adjective more crabbit · most crabbit

Scotland Grouchy, cantankerous. Auntie Maureen said how me and Mattie would have liked him but Uncle Eric said, Oh ye would not, he was just a crabbit old b****r.
Similar: crabby, ornery, atrabilious, bad-tempered, bilious, bitchy, brainish, cantankerous, carnaptious, choleric, crabbit, cranky

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@misc{crabbit_2026,
  title = {crabbit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crabbit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}