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The Wordnik Word of the Day for October 2, 2012 is

crapehanger
http://www.wordnik.com/words/crapehanger

(noun) A pessimist or doomsayer.

A ‘crapehanger’ was originally ‘a person who hung up crape as a sign of mourning.’ Also ‘crape-hanger.’

 

Example:
I hate to be a crapehanger but can’t you see that when a boy’s interest has cooled it is next to impossible to heat it up again.
--‘Bringing Back My Bonnie,&rsquRead More...