"dismal Dora" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dismal Doras [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dismal Dora (plural dismal Doras)
  1. (informal, rare) A gloomy person. Tags: informal, rare
    Sense id: en-dismal_Dora-en-noun-ZT1nNkdG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1946, The Christian Leader, volume 128, page 192",
          "text": "Dismal Doras and crapehangers have had their innings. But the dogs have never got us.",
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          "ref": "1997, \"The Old Man and the Lisa\" (season 8, episode 21 of The Simpsons)",
          "text": "BURNS: If I had spent my life listening to dismal Doras like you, I wouldn't be worth $200 million today."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Louise Allen, His Housekeeper's Christmas Wish, page 27",
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