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dismal Dora

dismal Dora noun: a gloomy person.

Noun

dismal Dora (plural dismal Doras)

  1. (informal, rare) A gloomy person.
    • Dismal Doras and crapehangers have had their innings. But the dogs have never got us.1946, The Christian Leader, volume 128, page 192
    • BURNS: If I had spent my life listening to dismal Doras like you, I wouldn't be worth $200 million today.1997, "The Old Man and the Lisa" (season 8, episode 21 of The Simpsons)

Forms of dismal Dora

pluraldismal Doras

Questions about dismal Dora

What does dismal Dora mean?
Dismal Dora means a gloomy person.
What part of speech is dismal Dora?
Dismal Dora is a noun.
What is the plural of dismal Dora?
The plural of dismal Dora is dismal Doras.

Words near dismal Dora in the dictionary

  1. dismail
  2. dismailed
  3. dismailing
  4. dismails
  5. dismal
  6. dismal Dora
  7. dismal Doras
  8. dismal Jimmies
  9. dismal Jimmy
  10. dismal science
  11. dismal sciences

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