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gloomy goose

noun

Etymology

From gloomy + goose.

  1. inherited from *ǵʰh₂éns✻
  2. inherited from *gans✻
  3. inherited from *gans✻
  4. inherited from gōs
  5. inherited from goos
  6. compounded as gloomy goose — “gloomy + goose”

Definitions

  1. A gloomy or depressing person

    A gloomy or depressing person; a downer; a gloomy Gus.

    • Staring out at the distant horizon, she said, "I'm sorry, Erin. I didn't mean to be such a gloomy goose. I'm truly happy for you."
    • Lucy was strangely cheerful, animated with the sort of optimism that only a Hollywood scriptwriter could shamelessly contrive. "Come on, Eye-vin, don't be such a Gloomy Goose. We fought the good fight. Look on the bright side."
    • "No. There isn't. Now, you. Why are you such a gloomy goose? I mean, the two of you got to play a real, live game of Pat the Bunny." I said it with a wicked grin that she managed to ignore.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA