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- noun informal, pejorative A
naysayer ; one whosenegative remarks depress or dissuade others.
Etymologies
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Examples
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On the floor, right behind the second door, she found a box of things, each item with a piece of masking tape marked with a name: a packet of lavender seeds for Dwen God knew why, a mixed CD for Steve Macdonald, a Buddhist book on happiness for a girl everyone called Debbie Downer.
Loser/Queen Jodi Lynn Anderson 2010
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While I hate to be a "Debbie Downer," it must be said that amid the worldwide jubilation that greeted the news of Hosni Mubarak's retirement from his chosen profession of dictator, not all are celebrating.
Keli Goff: Does the New "Free" Egypt Mean Freedom for Gays & Lesbians There? Keli Goff 2011
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While I hate to be a "Debbie Downer," it must be said that amid the worldwide jubilation that greeted the news of Hosni Mubarak's retirement from his chosen profession of dictator, not all are celebrating.
Keli Goff: Does the New "Free" Egypt Mean Freedom for Gays & Lesbians There? Keli Goff 2011
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While I hate to be a "Debbie Downer," it must be said that amid the worldwide jubilation that greeted the news of Hosni Mubarak's retirement from his chosen profession of dictator, not all are celebrating.
Keli Goff: Does the New "Free" Egypt Mean Freedom for Gays & Lesbians There? Keli Goff 2011
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I'm no "Debbie Downer," but as you are remembering and appreciating your mother this weekend, please also think of the mothers around the world whose lives could be greatly improved if we each do our part to better care for women and children everywhere.
Kristi York Wooten: Taking Mother's Day to Capitol Hill and Beyond 2010
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But I think he is playing "Debbie Downer" with his foresight in lamenting that "capital gains taxes are set to return to 20% on Jan. 1, 2011.
Stock Markets Reflect Nation's Monetary And Fiscal Policies 2010
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But I think he is playing "Debbie Downer" with his foresight in lamenting that "capital gains taxes are set to return to 20% on Jan. 1, 2011.
Stock Markets Reflect Nation's Monetary And Fiscal Policies 2010
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But I think he is playing "Debbie Downer" with his foresight in lamenting that "capital gains taxes are set to return to 20% on Jan. 1, 2011.
Stock Markets Reflect Nation's Monetary And Fiscal Policies 2010
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I didn't want to be a Debbie Downer but I felt obligated to observe that current ticket prices, as delightful and often moving as the theater can be, may eventually put the experience out of reach for all but the most successful hedge-fund managers and Russian oligarchs.
Broadway Grows Up Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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In this episode, Squidward, the Debbie Downer octopus, is trapped in a freezer while trying to avoid the perpetually annoying SpongeBob and Patrick.
Matthew Byrd: Top 10 TV Episodes of My Childhood Matthew Byrd 2011
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