Optimistic Realist

Someone who is able to look at the positive side of life while maintaining a realistic viewpoint. Although seemingly contradictory (or even possibly as an oxymoron), it clearly is not due to the fact that realism has no positive or negative association, only a focus on the realistic elements of a situation.

Craig is an optimistic realist because while he understands that in reality, negative things can happen, that there is an equal chance that positive things will happen.

Optimistic Realist by Capritzki Pomadurn August 23, 2010

Realist 

Realists have a firm grip on reality and can see things for what they are, not what they are told they are. Realists have their own views and do not fall victim to propaganda, misconception, or titles!

1. There is the Pessimist who believes the glass is half empty!

2. There is the Optimist who believes the glass is half full!

3. Then there is the Realist who knows it is just half a fucking glass!

Realist by AD218 September 26, 2008

stretchingly realistic

Thos action movie scenes that are in no way possible (it's a stretch) but the action hero manages to pull it off.
For example: Bond movies, Bourne movies, Twilight Series, etc.

Michael - "I saw Salt."
Ann Marie "How was it?"
Michael - "It was good, lots of action, a few parts were 'stretchingly realistic' but good story though."

stretchingly realistic by AMarie0908 August 3, 2010

hyper-realistic

A term used by lazy and/or shitty writers (usually creepypasta writers) when they want to describe a piece of artwork that looks good enough to almost pass as a photo, but they also don't feel like writing out a meaningful description of said artwork.

Using this phrase more often than not puts a story into crappypasta territory.

The sky had darkened, the title emblem was rusted and ruined, the SEGA 1991 was now instead SEGA 666, and the water had turned red, like blood, except it looked hyper-realistic.

hyper-realistic by CanisMinor June 9, 2016

Realistic Smurf cat

A realistic image of a Smurf or Shaylushay (Шайлушай) is an artwork of a Smurf that has a face of a cat and is holing a snail on its back. the image became a TikTok trend in September 2023,

The picture isn't loading but I swear if its that realistic Smurf cat thing im gonna fucking lose it

Realistic Smurf cat by Indoggob September 11, 2023

Realist 

One who has a strong view stance on Reality & Perceives it as such

Is that Glass half full or half empty? Dude, Who cares. It has water in it, i know cause i'm a Realist

Realist by aCanadianGuyeH April 29, 2015

MySpace realist 

A myspace user who is aware of everything that being a myspacer entails, yet does not lower themselves to beg for comments, beg for picture comments or believe in and repost life-threatening bulletins. There are many other forms of bs floating around myspace, such as myspace husbands and wives etc, and this person refuses to engage in these rituals, using myspace purely as a communication forum to re-connect with old high school friends and friends who have since moved away to college etc. This type of myspace user may or may not check ones page everyday, but the prescence or lack of comments and messages will not affect this persons self esteem or bother them in any way.

My buddy Taylor doesn't care whether or not he gets new friends or comments at all, and he only has like 30 friends, and get this, he knows them personally! What a myspace realist.

MySpace realist by Brady Cabe May 3, 2006