Is "curmudgeon" a nice word for "asshole?"

[raccoon]

a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.

An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.

a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/curmudgeon

Sure sounds like it to me.

[Gormy Cuss]

1. IMHO, an asshole is more willfully mean, whereas a curmudgeon isn't.

They're just difficult to be around.

[Steven_S]

2. yes, it is..

You wouldn't want to tell your kids that Grandma's an asshole. "Cranky old broad" has its own issues.

Better to use cantankerous or just ill-tempered and difficult and keep the peace.

And I think "old" is irrelevant. You can be either at any age.

[DarkTirade]

3. I think it's just an older word, not a nicer one. :)

[rug]

4. A curmudgeon is an asshole of British origin.

[riona]

5. I can tolerate some curmudgeons. Assholes, rarely

[Orangepeel]

6. I thought it was an old asshole

can a curmudgeon be young?

[tigereye]

7. no, asshole is much worse

curmudgeons seem more cuddly...

[sarge43]

8. An asshole is fundamentally stupid

A curmudgeon not necessarily. Also, assholes tend to start shit. Curmudgeons usually just want to be left alone.

[raccoon]

10. Good point. nt

[mike_c]

9. as a dyed-in-the-wool curmudgeon I'd agree with that....

You asshat.

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

11. Yup!

I am one most mornings.

[Joe Fields]

12. The law states you have to be over 50 to be a curmudgeon.

If you are under the age of fifty, the applicable word would indeed be asshole.

[formerrepuke]

13. Assmudgeon...n/t

[rateyes]

15. Curmudhole. nt

[lost-in-nj]

14. I think curmudgeon

is a nice way of saying....

that old man smells like farts....

I kid you not....
this is what I think of


lost

sick, I know

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

16. Damn. I think you just described ME.

C'est la vie.