Gloomy Gus

noun

-ˈgəs

variants or gloomy Gus

plural Gloomy Guses or gloomy Guses also Gloomy Gusses or gloomy Gusses

: a person who is habitually gloomy

Word History

Etymology

from a comic-strip character created by Frederick Burr Opper †1937 American cartoonist

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Gloomy Gus was in 1904

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Gloomy Gus

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“Gloomy Gus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gloomy%20Gus. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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