Definition
A person who habitually predicts doom or disaster; someone who is pessimistic or who believes catastrophe is inevitable.
Etymology
From 'doom' plus the agent suffix '-er,' creating a noun for a person characterized by their tendency to predict doom, gaining modern popularity in early 2000s internet culture.
Kelly Says
Internet culture created 'doomer' as a term for pessimists—Gen Z contrasts 'doomers' with 'zoomers' (optimistic Gen Z members), showing how digital slang invents personality types and ideological labels at incredible speed.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ ህይወት
men-fes hi-yew-at
ARالعربية
مُتَوَقِّع
mu.ta.wa.qiʿ
BNবাংলা
বিশ্বাসঘাতক
bi-sha-as-gha-tak
DEDeutsch
Doomer
ˈdoː.mɐr
ELΕλληνικά
δοόμερ
doʊ.mər
FAفارسی
بختکشان
bocht-kashan
FRFrançais
doomer
duː.mɛʁ
HEעברית
נביא רעה
nivi-a ra-a
HIहिन्दी
अंत-दर्शी
ant-dar-shee
IDBahasa Indonesia
doomer
doʊ.mər
ITItaliano
doomer
doʊ.mər
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ
vit-dya-sa-as-tra
MSBahasa Melayu
doomer
doʊ.mər
NLNederlands
doomer
doʊ.mər
PTPortuguês
doomer
duː.mɛʁ
SWKiswahili
doomer
doʊ.mər
TEతెలుగు
నీతినిర్ణయ
nee-thi-nir-naya
THไทย
คนโลกาวิจิตร
kon lohk a-wit-chit
UKУкраїнська
доomer
doʊ.mər
VITiếng Việt
người bi quan
người bi quan