crosspatch - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From cross (“grumpy”) + patch (“fool”) crosspatch (plural crosspatches) A grumpy, bad-tempered or irascible person This page was last edited on 19 August 2024, at 00:46 Definitions and other text are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply
What does crosspatch mean? - Definitions. net A crosspatch is typically used to describe someone who is irritable, ill-tempered or habitually grumpy The term is somewhat dated and is more commonly used in British English than American English