Deep Question of the Day

April 17, 2007 in Misc with 4 Comments

Do “pout” and “sulk” mean the same thing to you? Do you use them interchangeably, or are they different enough that each has it’s own time for use?

Long story/inside joke, so just play along for now…and give the right answer. ;-)

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4 Responses to “Deep Question of the Day”

  1. Paul C. April 17, 2007 at 09:23 #

    I don’t think they do. When someone pouts, I usually associate that with being upset/sad. When someone sulks, I think of that as upset+slighly angry or bitter.

  2. James April 17, 2007 at 12:13 #

    Yeah. I would define sulk (in modern vernacular at least) as “feeling sorry for yourself.” Pout, I think, is closer to “a display of silent dissatisfaction performed for an audience.”

  3. nickmc April 20, 2007 at 21:54 #

    thank you, miriam webster… i mean, james. i think they are the same.

  4. Chris April 20, 2007 at 22:06 #

    And for the record, “a display of silent dissatisfaction performed for an audience” explains to a T what I was doing, and being cute while doing it too :-)