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    [Adjective]  | "gloomy" | \ ˈglü-mē \


    1: partially or totally dark; especially : dismally and depressingly dark

    2: having a frowning or scowling appearance : forbidding

    3: low in spirits : melancholy


    Origin: 1588 ;

     See: ;

    [Noun]  | "Gloomy Gus" | \ -ˈgəs \


    1: a person who is habitually gloomy


    Origin: 1904 ;

     From a comic-strip character created by Frederick Burr Opper †1937 American cartoonist;

    [Adjective]  | "gloomy" 


    1: causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer;


      * e.g., " ... the cold rain made for a gloomy day "





    2: feeling unhappiness;


      * e.g., " ... has been gloomy ever since the breakup with his girlfriend "





    3: being without light or without much light;


      * e.g., " ... that house would be less gloomy if some of the overgrown trees and shrubs were cleared away "





     [ "gloomy" ]

    1: feeling down, sad, lonely

      * e.g.,  ... whats up baby? 

     [ "gloomie" ]

    1: only true gloomies know...

      * e.g.,  ... joe: who's ligma? mama: only true gloomies know... 

     [ "gloomies" ]

    1: Goths. Or people who dress in black and would like to be called "Goth", but you won't give them the satisfaction.

      * e.g.,  ... Look, dear! Miniature goth-punks, with cigarettes! 

     [ "Gloomies" ]

    1: To feel suicidal. Used by the character Lenny Wosniak on 30 Rock.

      * e.g.,  ... "I gave my gun to my pastor, you know, in case I get the old 'gloomies' again." 

     [ "Gloomy goose" ]

    1: A sad person.

      * e.g.,  ... Gloria, why are you being such a gloomy goose?! 

     [ "Gloomy Bear" ]

    1: Japanese.

      * e.g.,  ... Gloomy Bear plushes, stationary, UFO machine prizes 


     [ "Gloomy Bear" ]

    2: Gloomy, an abandoned little bear, is rescued by Pitty (the little boy). At first, he is cute and cuddly, but becomes more wild as he grows up. Since bears do not become attached to people like dogs by nature, Gloomy attacks Pitty even though he is the owner. So Gloomy has blood on him from biting and/or scratching Pitty.

     [ "gloomy sunday" ]

    1: Song, originally written by Seress Rezo in Budapest in the late 1920's. Became famous in connection with string of suicides. Later recorded by Billie Holiday and, as in Hungary, was connected with several cases of 'self deliverance'.

      * e.g.,  ... "Little white flowers will never awaken you / not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you" 


     [ "gloomy sunday" ]

    2: The writer killed himself in the late 1960's.


     [ "gloomy sunday" ]

    3: Incidentally, until recently Hungary had the highest suicide rate in the world.


     [ "gloomy sunday" ]

    4: Original title - Szomoru Vasarnap

     [ "Teenage Gloomies" ]

    1: When a teenager is feeling gloomy for one reason or another. Can deal with love, homework, or other typical teenage problems, like mood swings in general. Will usually pass in a couple days or less. Sometimes lasts longer, the bigger the issue.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: I was rejected, and now I am feeling sad. Am I getting depressed, like, seriously? 


     [ "Teenage Gloomies" ]

    2: Does not have to do with life-changing problems, like parents divorce, death of family members, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 2: No, you probably just have a case of Teenage Gloomies. 

     [ "gloomy gus" ]

    1: A person with a sullen, unhappy appearance or demeanor; a person with a pessimistic outlook.

      * e.g.,  ... Why you're being such a gloomy gus. 

     [ "Gloomy Sunday" ]

    1: The greatest song ever written, popularized by Billie Holiday. Nicknamed "the Hungarian suicide song".

      * e.g.,  ... The Associates did a fantastic version of "Gloomy Sunday". 

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