Plural of grudgeon; small complaints or petty grievances held against someone.
From Middle English 'grudgen' (to grudge) combined with the diminutive suffix '-eon' or '-tion', creating a noun form meaning small grudges. The suffix pattern was common in Middle English for creating diminutive forms.
This word is nearly obsolete, which tells us something fascinating about language evolution—we stopped using diminutive forms for emotions once we developed better ways to express ourselves. It's like finding a fossil of how people used to complain!
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