crapehanger
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of crapehanger
Example Sentences
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Rock Hudson is an exurban hypochondriac who persuades himself that the hereafter is at hand, Doris Day is his widow-to-be, and Tony Randall is the sprightly crapehanger next door.
From Time Magazine Archive
But amid Coolidge prosperity, Hoover was denounced as "a crapehanger."
From Time Magazine Archive
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