Phrase guide
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name
A small village in Washford Pyne parish and Woolfardisworthy parish, Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8009).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Depression, melancholy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, dog.
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History
Apparently named after a public house.
A personification, attested from 1826. Popularized by Winston Churchill, although it is not clear if he specifically referred to mental health.
