mopey
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“Some Folks’ Lives Roll Easy” is a mopey envy-laced song about how good others have it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
The second and arguably more interesting notion Park plays with is Man-su’s crippling pride, which keeps him mopey and unwilling to consider part-time work.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
But “Bodkin,” created by Jez Scharf and executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, among others, takes more inspiration from mopey foreign murder shows.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2024
Now, supposedly as a result of the pandemic, he’s relapsed into an even more depressive version of his old mopey self — I suppose a purely cheery Monk would be … some other character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
“Yeah, but then look at today,” I said, more mopey than I wanted to sound.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
Dream looks like the mopiest emo sadboi in the universe.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2022
"For 20 years, thousands of goths have gathered for Bats Day at Disneyland. Here are 17 photographs from the mopiest place on earth."
From Los Angeles Times
