Doomien.
/ˈduːmi/ R.A.F. slang.
A name given to an imaginary prophet of doom or giver of warnings.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > one who predicts > misfortune
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1945 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 5 151 (caption) Doomie says: Doomie-buoy says Don't shoot me.
1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock xiii. 204 The era which produced Chads, Doomies and Gremlins.
1962 Guardian 30 Nov. 12/4 Pinwheel was his first name, but..he was adopted by other RAF units under the name of Doomie—and Doomie he remained until the British Army adopted him (circa 1943) with the new name of Chad.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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