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gloomies

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡluːmiz/
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  • General-American: /ˈɡlumiz/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Preceded by the: gloom, despondency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, plural, plural-only

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2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of gloomy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, informal, plural

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History

Etymology

A fanciful plural of gloomy: gloomy + -ies (suffix forming plural nouns ending in y). Gloom is derived from Middle English *gloom, *glom, from Old English glōm (“gloaming, twilight; darkness”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵhley- (“to gleam, glow, shimmer”).