Maudlin is an adjective meaning self-pitying or tearfully sentimental. One dictionary suggested it was feeling sad and sorry for yourself, especially after you have drunk a lot of alcohol. I shall have to stop using the expression to refer to how I'm feeling or people will get the wrong impression.
ha! I did not realize about the connection with alcohol! thanks.
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter! Easter season lasts six weeks.
I use maudlin regularly along with dower.
ReplyDeleteI hope that doesn't mean folk around you are too maudlin!
DeleteI'm Scottish, what do you think?
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It generally refers to the mental state of old retired men sitting morosely at the neighborhood bar around 3:30 PM, quietly drinking beer and wondering why life sucks.
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