Used when to describe something you are referring to without actually letting the adjective you want to use be known. Means simply, a good thing or a bad thing. Used in many ways. It takes skill.
"Dude, did you see that chicks hair? NOT OPTIMAL." or
"OMG, did you see that hot guy just walk by? OPTIMAL."

1) someone just stepped in dog shit. NOT OPTIMAL
2) i just found the perfect dress. OPTIMAL
by nadaaaaa January 11, 2008
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An exceptionally bad player in a FPS computer game. Usually used to criticize the lack of teamplay of said person.
"You blinded all your teammates, you optimal!"
by Orion November 6, 2004
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Optimism is the hope for a better tomorrow. It is to believe that one day the bad will go and there will be lots of room for the good. With optimism, you can learn to smile and be happy because your inner soul keeps reminding you that tomorrow will be better.
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage. ~ Nicholas Butler
by Ms.anonymous March 26, 2015
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Something that British people have seen as incomprehensible.
I looked up the word “Optimism” in the Oxford English Dictionary and the definition simply said “No.”
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Optimism is trust that things will get better no matter how bad they seem, looking for the best aspects of any situation, and the belief that good will inevitably triumph over evil.
An optimist looks at a rose and ignores the thorns. A pessimist focuses on the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
by Deej July 24, 2004
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The view that Optimus Prime is the ultimate deity, father figure, and driving force of the universe.
Jane: Thank God for Optimus.
John: Don't you mean, "thank Optimus for God?"
One example of Optimism as a religion.
by alderryeguy February 1, 2010
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Optimism is an outlook on life such that one maintains a view of the world as a positive place, or one's personal situation as a positive one.
Optimism - An English Test Cricketer applying sunscreen when he is about to go into bat.
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