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crapehanging

crapehanging adjective: pessimistic; doomsaying.

Adjective

crapehanging (not comparable)

  1. pessimistic; doomsaying

Forms of crapehanging

alternative formcrepehanging

Origin of crapehanging

From crape + hanging.

Questions about crapehanging

What does crapehanging mean?
Crapehanging means pessimistic; doomsaying.
What part of speech is crapehanging?
Crapehanging is an adjective.

Words near crapehanging in the dictionary

  1. crape myrtles
  2. craped
  3. crapefish
  4. crapehanger
  5. crapehangers
  6. crapehanging
  7. crapelike
  8. crapes
  9. crapette
  10. crapey
  11. crapface

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