Eeyore
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Eeyore
- /ˈiː.jɔː(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From the donkey in A.A. Milne's books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, whose name is onomatopoeic from a donkey's bray (compare hee-haw).
proper noun
- A talking donkey from the English children's book series Winnie-the-Pooh, noted for his melancholy and drowsiness.
noun Eeyores
- An excessively negative or pessimistic person. SVEN nods toward SNORRI THE MISERABLE - an Eeyore of a Viking if ever there were one.
Translations
Talk about this word "Eeyore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eeyore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Eeyore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eeyore "Eeyore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eeyore.Cite this
@misc{eeyore_2026,
title = {Eeyore},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eeyore},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
