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MICAWBER
Micawber, Wilkins Micawber
(noun) fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
Micawber (plural Micawbers)
A person who is poor but eternally optimistic, believing that "something will turn up", like the fictional character Wilkins Micawber in the 1850 Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield.
Verb
Micawber (third-person singular simple present Micawbers, present participle Micawbering, simple past and past participle Micawbered)
To be optimistic that "something will turn up", in the style of Wilkins Micawber.
Source: Wiktionary
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