Word
of the Day for Wednesday 19th November 2014
Crapehanger \KREYP-hang-er\
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Noun
1. A person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist. Also, crepehanger. |
Quotes
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Ordinarily Encore would have suggested, with amiable malice, that
Gottlieb was a "crapehanger" who wasted time destroying the
theories of other men instead of making new ones of his own.
-- Sinclair Lewis, Arrowsmith, 1925 |
Origin
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Crapehanger is an Americanism with roots in the custom
of hanging crepe paper as a sign of mourning. It came into popular usage in
the 1920’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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