gloomy Gus

noun

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

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Meanings

gloomy Gus1

noungloomy Gus (plural gloomy Guses)

plural gloomy Guses · alternative Gloomy Gus

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

    Even the pace-setting auto industry will not be as hard hit as many a Gloomy Gus had predicted.

    1951 March 5, “Gloomy Gus to the Contrary”, in Time
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    Duke Law School was Nixon's next training ground in persistence, success and frustration. His classmates called him "Gloomy Gus." He lived frugally, studied endlessly and never walked away from a classroom confrontation.

    1990, “Nixon”, in PBS

Gloomy Gus2

nounGloomy Gus (plural Gloomy Guses)

plural Gloomy Guses

  1. Alternative letter-case form of gloomy Gus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

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Broader
unwelcome personpersona non grata
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

gloomy Gus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloomy%20Gus

MLA

“gloomy Gus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloomy%20Gus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gloomy Gus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloomy%20Gus.

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