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Micawberism

Micawberism noun: optimism in the face of financial adversity.

Noun

Micawberism (uncountable)

  1. optimism in the face of financial adversity

Origin of Micawberism

After Wilkins Micawber in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield (1850).

Questions about Micawberism

What does Micawberism mean?
Micawberism means optimism in the face of financial adversity.
What part of speech is Micawberism?
Micawberism is a noun.

Words near Micawberism in the dictionary

  1. Micawber threshold
  2. Micawbered
  3. Micawberesque
  4. Micawbering
  5. Micawberish
  6. Micawberism
  7. Micawberly
  8. micawbers
  9. Micciche
  10. Micciches
  11. Miccosukee

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