| 单词 | crêpe-hanger |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrêpe-hanger crêpe-hanger n. U.S. slang = crape-hanger n. at crape n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > dejected or gloomy person unhappy hooka1529 drooper1577 disconsolate1631 desponder1689 mope1693 moper1721 despondent1812 misery1888 crape-hanger1921 Dismal Desmond1926 Dismal Jimmy1927 crêpe-hanger1930 Eeyore1932 1930 Notes & Queries 159 119/1 In an American novel, the writer refers to a man as a mere ‘crêpe-hanger’. 1930 Notes & Queries 159 232/1 A crepe-hanger is the ultimate in depressing persons... The expression derives from the lugubrious undertaker's assistants who put up black decorations for a funeral. < as lemmas |
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