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gloomy Gus en · NOUN

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1. (informal) A person with a sullen, unhappy appearance or demeanor; a person with a pessimistic outlook.
   • Duke Law School was Nixon's next training ground in persistence, success and frustration. His classmates called him "Gloomy Gus." He lived frugally, studied endlessly and never walked away from a classroom confrontation. 1990, “Nixon”, in PBS:
   • Even the pace-setting auto industry will not be as hard hit as many a Gloomy Gus had predicted. 1951 March 5, “Gloomy Gus to the Contrary”, in Time:

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