nay sayer
nay sayer by Don Silver November 22, 2007
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naysayer
One who frequently engages in excessive complaining, negative banter and/or a genuinely poor and downbeat attitude. Naysayers are distinguished by their tendency to consistently view the glass half empty, make frequent one-way trips to negative town, and constantly emphasize the worst of a situation. They have the capacity to rant and whine for hours on end about the most insignificant inconveniences. They tend to travel solo, but have the keen ability to spread their pessimistic attitude to a group of unsuspecting bystanders and encourage others to employ their mindset.
Naysayers tend to blend in with those around them rather well, granted they have learned over the years to adapt to their surroundings. However, when the opportunity arises, their true nature will be exposed and they will stop at nothing to exclude others or bring a general sense of negativity to any situation.
Not to be confused with non-naysayers who fight against the negativity brought forth by naysayers, make the best of a situation and are not afraid to call out a naysayer on the spot.
Naysayers tend to blend in with those around them rather well, granted they have learned over the years to adapt to their surroundings. However, when the opportunity arises, their true nature will be exposed and they will stop at nothing to exclude others or bring a general sense of negativity to any situation.
Not to be confused with non-naysayers who fight against the negativity brought forth by naysayers, make the best of a situation and are not afraid to call out a naysayer on the spot.
Being the world renowned naysayer that he was, Jobe complained about nearly every aspect of the party and made sure nobody else had a good time.
naysayer by non-naysayer September 10, 2008
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The law known as the "Naysayer Bullshit Statistic" means that at least 50% of people with a highly negative view of something are poorly informed about it, haven't tried it to its full potential or are just plain making stuff up to satisfy their bias opinion regardless of whether they know they're wrong or not.
Person who hasn't tried Stereo-3D: "3D is a fad"
Person with common sense: "You sir, fall into the Naysayer Bullshit Statistic"
Person with common sense: "You sir, fall into the Naysayer Bullshit Statistic"
Naysayer Bullshit Statistic by something2someone August 26, 2010
professional naysayer
A person whose sole function in an organization is to point out flaws in recommended plans and approaches. This person never provides reasonable insights of their own volition rather just point out flaws of other ideas.
In the meeting yesterday we had several good ideas but Fred continued in his role as professional naysayer pointing out flaws while never offering any useful advice or ideas of his own.
professional naysayer by FPB September 29, 2010
naysayer
a very negitave person
naysayer
Refers to a person who as a pessimistic view in life and is always looking for excuses for not being able to achieve what others are able to. They complain non-stop and expect the world to give them handouts.
naysayer by Johny_1703 January 15, 2015
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