dismal Dora

noun

dismal Dora

noun

1

Informal, Rare A gloomy person.

Dismal Doras and crapehangers have had their innings. But the dogs have never got us.1946, The Christian Leader, volume 128, page 192:
BURNS: If I had spent my life listening to dismal Doras like you, I wouldn't be worth $200 million today.1997, "The Old Man and the Lisa" (season 8, episode 21 of The Simpsons)

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Heavy clouds rolled across the sky, making it dark enough outside for Tess to glimpse her own reflection in the glass. What a dismal Dora!2015, Louise Allen, His Housekeeper's Christmas Wish, page 27:

Related terms: Alibi Ike, Dapper Dan, doubting Thomas, dreamy Daniel, fancy Dan, Gentleman Jim, gloomy Gus, good-time Charlie, lazy Lawrence, nervous Nellie, nervous Purvis, plain Jane, slick Rick, sneaky Pete

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