A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg crapehanger or crepehanger PRONUNCIATION: (KRAYP-hang-guhr) MEANING: noun: A gloomy person; a pessimist. ETYMOLOGY: A crapehanger was one who hung up black bands of crape as a symbol of mourning. The word is from English crape, from French crepe, from Latin crispus (curled or wrinkled). Earliest documented use: 1921. USAGE: “‘I don’t mean to sound like a crapehanger, because I am an optimist by nature,’ said Thomas Emmel.” William Mullen; Scientists Try for Butterfly Breakthrough; Chicago Tribune; Sep 3, […]

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