Debbie Downern.

Brit.

/ˌdɛbɪ ˈdaʊnə/, U.S.

/ˌdɛbi ˈdaʊnər/

Forms: also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Debbie Downer.

Etymology: < Debbie Downer, the name of a character in the U.S. television variety series Saturday Night Live, who is characterized by her negative pronouncements. Compare downer n. 5.The character, portrayed by Rachel Dratch, first appeared on 1 May 2004.

U.S. colloquial.

(A name for) a person who is habitually pessimistic, negative, gloomy, etc.

ΚΠ

2004 Oprah Winfrey Show (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 26 Aug. [Gwyneth Paltrow] I'm Debbie Downer over here.

2008 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Oct. c2 There's a fine line between being a realist and being a Debbie Downer. These days, we're trying..to focus on the positive.

2012 @Krowbar12 4 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Stop being debbie downers, you're all killing my mood.

2016 L. McLane Wish upon Wedding (e-book, accessed 7 June 2018) 167 My mother thought my frequent frowns was depression and I suppose in a way it is because worry can turn me into a Debbie Downer.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	debbie downer
释义	Debbie Downern. Brit. /ˌdɛbɪ ˈdaʊnə/, U.S. /ˌdɛbi ˈdaʊnər/ Forms: also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Debbie Downer. Etymology: < Debbie Downer, the name of a character in the U.S. television variety series Saturday Night Live, who is characterized by her negative pronouncements. Compare downer n. 5.The character, portrayed by Rachel Dratch, first appeared on 1 May 2004. U.S. colloquial. (A name for) a person who is habitually pessimistic, negative, gloomy, etc. ΚΠ 2004 Oprah Winfrey Show (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 26 Aug. [Gwyneth Paltrow] I'm Debbie Downer over here. 2008 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Oct. c2 There's a fine line between being a realist and being a Debbie Downer. These days, we're trying..to focus on the positive. 2012 @Krowbar12 4 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Stop being debbie downers, you're all killing my mood. 2016 L. McLane Wish upon Wedding (e-book, accessed 7 June 2018) 167 My mother thought my frequent frowns was depression and I suppose in a way it is because worry can turn me into a Debbie Downer. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.2004
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