noun
Eeyore
EE-yaw
noun
1
A person who is chronically gloomy, pessimistic, or low-energy.
"Stop being such an Eeyore about the trip — it'll be fun."
How to Use Eeyore
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA nickname for someone who always expects the worst and drags down the mood.
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Comes from a beloved children's book character, so it's usually said affectionately rather than as a harsh insult.
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Etymology
Named after Eeyore, the perpetually sad, slow-moving donkey in A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories, whose name imitates a donkey's braying "hee-haw."