Eeyore
//ˈiː.jɔː(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An excessively negative or pessimistic person. figuratively
"SVEN nods toward SNORRI THE MISERABLE - an Eeyore of a Viking if ever there were one."
Example
More examples"SVEN nods toward SNORRI THE MISERABLE - an Eeyore of a Viking if ever there were one."
Etymology
From the donkey in A.A. Milne's books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, whose name is onomatopoeic from a donkey's bray (compare hee-haw).
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