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General Slang
doon aboot the moo
· phrase · scottish
Down in the dumps. Glum-faced.
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Depressed, glum, miserable. Literally 'down about the mouth' — the look of someone whose face has properly dropped. The Scots equivalent of 'down in the mouth' but with more weight to it.
“Fit's wrang wi you the day? Ye're affa doon aboot the moo.”
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doon aboot the moo In A Sentence
Fit's wrang wi you the day? Ye're affa doon aboot the moo.
Origin & Usage
Scots literal rendering of the English idiom 'down in the mouth' — the corners of the mouth turned down with sadness.
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