• Eeyore

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈiː.jɔː(r)/

    Origin

    From the donkey in A. A. Milne's books and .

    Full definition of Eeyore

    Noun

    Eeyore

    (plural Eeyores)
    1. (figuratively) An excessively negative or pessimistic person.
      • 1989, Terry Jones, , Hal Leonard Corporation, 1990, ISBN 1557830541, pg. 39:SVEN nods toward SNORRI THE MISERABLE - an Eeyore of a Viking if ever there were one.
      • 2003, The Resurrection of the Son of God, Volume 3 of Christian origins and the question of God, Nicholas Thomas Wright, Fortress Press, ISBN 0800626796, pg. 108:Ecclesiastes, who sometimes seems to cast himself as the Eeyore of the Old Testament, would simply shrug his shoulders and tell you to make the best of what you had.
      • 2008, Steven Haines, The Product Manager's Desk Reference, McGraw-Hill Professional, ISBN 0071591346 pg. 99:You can't succeed as a Pollyanna or an Eeyore in the Product Management role — the glass is neither half full nor half empty, simply something that must eventually be washed.

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