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Eeyore.

A talking donkey from the English children's book series Winnie-the-Pooh, noted for his melancholy and drowsiness.

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name/ˈiː.jɔː(ɹ)/
  1. A talking donkey from the English children's book series Winnie-the-Pooh, noted for his melancholy and drowsiness.

Where this word comes from

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).

noun/ˈiː.jɔː(ɹ)/
  1. An excessively negative or pessimistic person.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

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).

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