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- noun Alternative form of
crapehanger .
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crepe + hanger
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flannagan commented on the word crepehanger
A gloomy person; a pessimist.
July 30, 2007
seanahan commented on the word crepehanger
Not quite as sturdy as a pancake hanger.
July 31, 2007
reesetee commented on the word crepehanger
Haha!
July 31, 2007
aequoria commented on the word crepehanger
In Victorian times, people usually died in their homes, surrounded by family and friends, and the corpse stayed in the home until burial.
The material most associated with mourning was black silk crepe for its flat, lifeless quality - lustrous materials like furs, satin and velvet were forbidden during times of mourning.
~ Death Online
Either out of respect or superstition, all the mirrors and windows of the family home (of the deceased) were draped with black crepe.
This 'tradition' gave birth to the term, "crepe hanger" to people who are compulsive worriers, anxious about things that have not yet happened.
~ Urban Dictionary
December 7, 2008