Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A morose, gloomy, or pessimistic person.
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- noun A
pessimist ordoomsayer .
Etymologies
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crape + hanger, from the use of that material in making mourning garments.
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Ellenrita commented on the word crapehanger
Have used crepe hanger before but the spelling w/an 'a' reads like crap!
October 2, 2012