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Eeyorish

Pronunciation: /ˈiːɔːrɪʃ/
(also Eeyoreish)
Definition of Eeyorish

adjective

British
  • pessimistic or gloomy:they were an Eeyorish bunch, always looking on the dark side of life

Origin:

1990s: from Eeyore, the name of a donkey in A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), characterized by his gloomy outlook on life

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