gloomies

== English == === Etymology === A fanciful plural of gloomy: gloomy +‎ -ies (suffix forming plural nouns ending in y). Gloom is derived from Middle English *gloom, *glom, from Old English glōm (“gloaming, twilight; darkness”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to gleam, glow, shimmer”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡluːmiz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡlumiz/ Hyphenation: gloom‧ies === Noun === gloomies pl (plural only) (informal) Preceded by the: gloom, despondency. ==== Related terms ==== doom and gloom gloom gloomily gloominess ==== Translations ==== === Noun === gloomies (informal) plural of gloomy