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gloomy Gus

noun

Definitions

  1. A person with a sullen, unhappy appearance or demeanor

    A person with a sullen, unhappy appearance or demeanor; a person with a pessimistic outlook.

    • Even the pace-setting auto industry will not be as hard hit as many a Gloomy Gus had predicted.
    • Duke Law School was Nixon's next training ground in persistence, success and frustration. His classmates called him "Gloomy Gus." He lived frugally, studied endlessly and never walked away from a classroom confrontation.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of gloomy Gus.

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