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GLOOMY GUS
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• GLOOMY GUS (noun)
The noun GLOOMY GUS has 1 sense:
1. someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression
Familiarity information: GLOOMY GUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
gloomy Gus; picklepuss; pouter; sourpuss
Hypernyms ("gloomy Gus" is a kind of...):
persona non grata; unwelcome person (a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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