Definition
A person who is pessimistic, gloomy, or always predicts bad outcomes; someone who dwells on negativity.
Etymology
Metaphorical extension from draping crape fabric (used for mourning) around things, as if hanging mourning cloths. The term suggests someone who acts as if tragedy has already occurred.
Kelly Says
This 1920s slang term brilliantly captures a personality type by comparing their negativity to literally decorating with funeral fabric—they make everything look like a tragedy!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንደኛ ነገር
en-de an-de-nya ne-ger
ARالعربية
شخص سلبي
shakh-s sal-bi
BNবাংলা
অভিমানী
abhi-ma-ni
CACatalà
persona negativa
per-so-na ne-ga-ti-va
CSČeština
šikula
shi-ku-la
DADansk
klagende
kla-gen-de
DEDeutsch
Jammer-Max
yam-mer-maks
ELΕλληνικά
καταφερτζής
ka-ta-fer-tzis
ESEspañol
persona negativa
per-so-na ne-ga-ti-va
FAفارسی
ناله کن
na-la-ken
FISuomi
valittaja
va-lit-ta-ja
FRFrançais
déprimé
de-pree-me
HEעברית
נרקיסיסט
nar-ki-sist
HIहिन्दी
नकारात्मक व्यक्ति
na-ka-ra-at-mak vish-ee
HUMagyar
panaszoló
pa-nas-zo-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang suka mengeluh
orang yang suka me-ngeluh
IGIG
onye na-akpụ
o-nye na-ak-pu
ITItaliano
persona negativa
per-so-na ne-ga-ti-va
JA日本語
ネガティブな人
ne-ga-ti-bu-na hito
KKKK
жауапкер
zhau-ap-ker
KMKM
អ្នកប្រាប់
a-nk pra-ap
KO한국어
부정적인 사람
bu-jeong-jeok-in sa-ram
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang suka mengadu
orang yang suka meng-adu
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-tawr-ma-yar
NLNederlands
zeurder
zeur-der
NONorsk
klagebonde
kla-ge-bon-de
PLPolski
zmarzlak
zmar-slak
PTPortuguês
pessoa negativa
pee-so-a ne-ga-ti-va
RORomână
persoană negativă
per-so-ana ne-ga-ti-va
RUРусский
зануда
za-nu-da
SVSvenska
gnällspruta
gnäll-spru-ta
SWKiswahili
mtu anayejua kuomboleza
mtu a-na-ye-ja-u ku-om-bo-le-za
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பாளர்
e-thir-pa-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
నిందించేవాడు
ni-ndin-che-va-du
THไทย
คนขี้บ่น
kon khi-ben
TLTL
taong maselan
ta-ong ma-se-lan
TRTürkçe
olumsuz insan
o-lu-mu-z insan
UKУкраїнська
зануда
za-nu-da
URاردو
نकारात्मک شخص
na-ka-ra-at-mak shakh-s
VITiếng Việt
người tiêu cực
nguoi tieu-cuc
YOYO
ọ̀kan tí ó ń tún
o-kan ti o ń tu-n
ZH中文
爱抱怨的人
ài biàn-kuài de rén
ZUZU
umuntu omuhle
u-mu-ntu o-mu-hle