crepehanger

noun

variants or less commonly crapehanger

ˈkrāp+ˌ-

: one who takes a pessimistic view of things : killjoy

man is doomed, say the crepehangers, to overpopulate his planet

—Time

Word History

Etymology

crepe entry 1 or crape entry 1 + hanger

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