as in crab
an irritable and complaining person
that sweet little girl turns into a real crosspatch when she's hungry
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Noun
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Still a power-lunch favorite, the menu is California classic with tuna tartare, crab cakes and cobb salad.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025 -
During the kickoff event in La Jolla, volunteers documented crabs, lobsters, sea anemones, fish and even a sea hare, a large sea slug.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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The long-term goal is ecological corridors to expand the bear population.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 June 2025
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Which again, don't sound problematic but are coming from an administration filled with people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who wouldn't accept scientific evidence unless it were delivered in the corpse of a bear.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2025
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But that changed with Trump's election to a situation where politics is much more about celebrity than credibility and cranks from the margins of political ideas are now lauded front and centre.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Design details were inspired by Ferrari engine blocks and crank cases.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Crosspatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosspatch. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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