grouse

noun, plural grouse, grous·es.

1. any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
2. British. the red grouse.

verb (used without object), groused, grous·ing.

1. to grumble; complain: I’ve never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.

noun

2. a complaint.

adjective Australian Slang.

1. excellent; great; wonderful.

verb

1. (intr) to grumble; complain

noun

2. a persistent complaint

noun plural grouse or grouses

1. any gallinaceous bird of the family Tetraonidae, occurring mainly in the N hemisphere, having a stocky body and feathered legs and feet. They are popular game birdsSee also black grouse, red grouse

adjective

2. Australian and NZ slang excellent

n.

type of game bird, 1530s, grows (plural, used collectively), of unknown origin, possibly from Latin or Welsh.

v.

“complain,” 1885 (implied in grousergroucer, from Old French groucier “to murmur, grumble,” of imitative origin (cf. Greek gru “a grunt,” gruzein “to grumble”). Related: Groused; grousing. As a noun from 1918, from the verb.