Definitions
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- proper noun figuratively An
excessively negative orpessimistic person.
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Examples
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Ya know, I haven't seen the term Eeyore in, um, well, donkeys 'years.
Jihad Monitor 2010
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As it was, Cure had to leave his horse, which he calls Eeyore, tied up in the yard of a lady named Amy in Sweetgrass, Mont., after being turned back at the border.
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This Eeyore is first seen sitting in solitude, crying thick tears into a pond because no one recalled his birthday.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010
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(For example, Eeyore is the cynical foil to every other Winnie the Pooh character).
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Yogi’s Review Forum 2009
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The second type of Eeyore is harder to determine, but they're there.
The Worst LJ Habit 2005
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But since I was always known as Eeyore as a kid, one little off post and Mom is emailing right away.
Served with whine 2007
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Now many of you are familiar with A Day for Eeyore, which is of course, A Winnie the Pooh short.
Archive 2006-03-01 Tripp 2006
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Now many of you are familiar with A Day for Eeyore, which is of course, A Winnie the Pooh short.
Take me to the place I love Tripp 2006
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Some patches are of our making: peeking from her twig fortress dubbed Eeyore's House; Candy the pony eating apples from her hand.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed David Gillett 2010
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I do not recall Eeyore being as talkative in solid strings of words as he is here.
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