Eeyore

Definition

An excessively negative or pessimistic person.

Etymology

From the donkey in A.A. Milne's books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, whose name is onomatopoeic from a donkey's bray (compare hee-haw).

Example Sentences

• "SVEN nods toward SNORRI THE MISERABLE - an Eeyore of a Viking if ever there were one."
• "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."
• "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."