gloomies

English

Etymology

A fanciful plural of gloomy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡluːmiz/

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Noun

1. (colloquial, only with definite article) Gloom; despondency.
   • 12 December 2018, Charles Bramesco, AV Club A spoonful of nostalgia helps the calculated Mary Poppins Returns go down[1]

     He’s down in the dumps because nobody wants to buy his art and his wife died, while she’s got a case of the gloomies in response to public apathy for the plight of the underclass.