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SOUR GRAPES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sour grapes mean?
• SOUR GRAPES (noun)
The noun SOUR GRAPES has 1 sense:
1. disparagement of something that is unattainable
Familiarity information: SOUR GRAPES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disparagement of something that is unattainable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sour grapes" is a kind of...):
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
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