. FACT: "gruntled" is a back-formation word, coined circa 1930. It means "content, satisfied, happy." "disgruntled" came into usage circa 1830 - it means "unhappy and annoyed." This has been your lexicon expansion for the year. You're welcome. - ThreadSky

maryscottoconnor.com • 187 days ago

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FACT:

"gruntled" is a back-formation word, coined circa 1930. It means "content, satisfied, happy."

"disgruntled" came into usage circa 1830 - it means "unhappy and annoyed."

This has been your lexicon expansion for the year.

You're welcome.

Comments

karijohn.bsky.social•187 days ago

Thanks. I am very disgruntled.

maryscottoconnor.com•187 days ago

Can't remember the last time I was gruntled.

raoulhubris.bsky.social•187 days ago

Our wayward way with words.

thesavagegarden.bsky.social•187 days ago

I love checking ngrams.

janbellina.bsky.social•186 days ago

I love using the de-negatived versions of words, but inundated has me stumped.

johnfinagin.bsky.social•186 days ago

I wonder if the onomatopoeic attributes of "gruntled" mismatched the most desirable meaning?

It does sound the kind of satisfaction a pig would have wallowing in the proverbial.

madorangeking.bsky.social•187 days ago

Always wanted to use "gruntled." Thanks.

jackjackington.bsky.social•187 days ago

i’m not overwhelmed or underwhelmed.

i am whelmed.

cathectic.bsky.social•187 days ago

@susiedent.com would be proud of you!!

(You are both crushes of mine! 😍)

blucowdawg.bsky.social•187 days ago

…gurgitate happens at the end of a drinking day…

…regurgitate — well I ain’t gonna waste good booze…

stevebrady.bsky.social•187 days ago

I've used gruntled in scrabble before and I was ...
gruntled when I did.

tdm15.bsky.social•186 days ago

yep!

queenofmars.space•187 days ago

I can be very gruntled at times I just refuse to say that word 🤣

kamwt.bsky.social•187 days ago

Gruntled is a new one for me.😂👍

anotherusernom.bsky.social•187 days ago

True story.
Fact was fact checked at r/etymology 😋

maryscottoconnor.com•187 days ago

Would I, a lover of words, steer thee wrong?

anotherusernom.bsky.social•187 days ago

My old self would've believed you, but now I'm more of a skeptical than anything.

chaosf1sh.bsky.social•187 days ago

I’m gruntled about this knowledge

pastpresented.bsky.social•186 days ago

In "A relation of the coasts of Africk called Guinee" (1670, translation from French) is "If a poor fisherman goes out, takes little ... he concludes his Fetiche is disgruntled ..."
"Gruntle" is a version of "grumble" so it seems to be "disgruntled" was originally to be caused to emit gruntle noises