crapehanger

enUK

crape·hang·er

C0726400 (krāp′hăng′gər)n. A morose, gloomy, or pessimistic person.

crapehanger

or

crepehanger

ninformal US a gloomy person; a pessimist

crape•hang•er

or crepe•hang•er

(ˈkreɪpˌhæŋ ər)

n. a pessimist. [1915–20, Amer.]