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Thursday, 08/04/2022 9:58:07 AM

Thursday, August 04, 2022 9:58:07 AM

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Per Webster's re Debbie Downer (noun):

Deb·bie Down·er | \ 'de-be-'dau-nr \
plural Debbie Downers
Definition of Debbie Downer
informal
: a negative or pessimistic person : a person who speaks only of the bad or depressing aspects of something and lessens the enthusiasm or pleasure of others
"OK, now I really don't want to sound like a Debbie Downer, but 2018 has not been an easy one, my friends."
— Valerie Mesa
"If this is all supposed to be a big joke perpetuated on residents, I expect they probably violated the law to pull it off," said [Barbara] Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation. "I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but seriously, I don't think they thought this through."
— Associated Press
"I'm always the Debbie Downer and I'm always Mr. Negative … I call it like I see it."
— Brent Venables

First Known Use of Debbie Downer
2005, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Debbie Downer
alliterative combination of the personal name Debbie and DOWNER

NOTE: Name popularized, if not introduced, by a skit character Debbie Downer on the American television variety show Saturday Night Live; the character first appeared in the program for May 1, 2004.
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