Surly (sur-lee) (Adj): Churlishly rude or bad-tempered; hostile; menacingly irritable; irascible; gruff
The old landlady was in a surly mood and when the kids asked if they could have their football back, she stuck out her tongue at them and told them to forget it.
Avant garde (uh-vahnt-gahrd):
1) (Noun) The advanced group in any field, esp. in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods
The Tripoli theater house is truly avant garde in the usage of mime.
2) (Adj) Of or pertaining to the experimental treatment of artistic, musical, or literary material
Avant garde cinema sometimes almost touches the boundaries of surrealism.
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