Debbie Downer
etymology: from the sat-rday night live character debbie downer, played by rachel dratch
function: noun
1. a: a person who says something terribly depressing (a downer), typically only tangentially related to the present circ-mstance or topic of conversation, and thereby destroys the positive atmosphere. b: a statement that is charactaristic of debbie downer
usage note: in the skit, following each downer debbie voices, a trombone plays a “wah waaah” (sad trombone) sound effect and the camera zooms in on debbie downer’s face, which is twisted in comic despair.
debbie downer: hey, does anyone have a banana?
friend #1: what?
debbie downer: well, if i don’t get enough pot-ssium every day, i awaken in the middle of the night by crippling leg cramps.
(higher-pitched wah wahhhhhhh; zoom in)
(everyone looks p-ssed off)
debbie downer: by the way, it’s official — they’ve located my birth mother. deceased.
(deeper wah wahhhhhhhh; zoom in on a particularly painful facial expression)
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