"gloomy goose" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From gloomy + goose.",
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          "ref": "1984, Luanne Walden, Forbidden Flame, Kensington Publishing Corporation, page 490",
          "text": "Staring out at the distant horizon, she said, \"I'm sorry, Erin. I didn't mean to be such a gloomy goose. I'm truly happy for you.\"",
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          "ref": "2000, J. Lilly, The Cold Zone, iUniverse, page 115",
          "text": "Lucy was strangely cheerful, animated with the sort of optimism that only a Hollywood scriptwriter could shamelessly contrive. \"Come on, Eye-vin, don't be such a Gloomy Goose. We fought the good fight. Look on the bright side.\"",
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          "ref": "2021, A. K. Pittman, Pudge and Prejudice, Tyndale House Publishers, pages 164–165",
          "text": "\"No. There isn't. Now, you. Why are you such a gloomy goose? I mean, the two of you got to play a real, live game of Pat the Bunny.\" I said it with a wicked grin that she managed to ignore.",
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        "A gloomy or depressing person; a downer; a gloomy Gus."
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        "(informal, uncommon) A gloomy or depressing person; a downer; a gloomy Gus."
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  "etymology_text": "From gloomy + goose.",
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          "ref": "1984, Luanne Walden, Forbidden Flame, Kensington Publishing Corporation, page 490",
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