单词 | crepehanger |
释义 | crepehanger in British English (ˈkreɪpˌhæŋə) noun a variant spelling of crapehanger crapehanger in British English or crepehanger (ˈkreɪpˌhæŋə) noun US informal a gloomy person; a pessimist crepehanger in American English (ˈkreipˌhæŋər) noun crapehanger Word origin [1925–30, Amer.; crepe + hanger]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, chain reaction, decibel, off-line, payload |
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