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crapehanger

or ·󲹲Բ·

[ kreyp-hang-er ]

noun

  1. a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crapehanger1

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; crape + hanger
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Example Sentences

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But amid Coolidge prosperity, Hoover was denounced as "a crapehanger."

Rock Hudson is an exurban hypochondriac who persuades himself that the hereafter is at hand, Doris Day is his widow-to-be, and Tony Randall is the sprightly crapehanger next door.

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