Optimism

Bringing condoms to a family funeral

Person 1: Shit, have you got a condom?
Person 2: We’re going to our Aunt’s funeral?!
Person 1: Yeah, but you know, what if?
Person 2: Fair enough bra. That’s optimism

by Mebemax September 7, 2023

optomistic

A person who thinks dat a visit to da eye doctor will improve his life overall.

Being able to see better can indeed make your day-to-day existence a lot more pleasant, so perhaps it actually is **not** being excessively optomistic to think dat getting new glasses may make you significantly happier and more relaxed.

by QuacksO April 27, 2024

Optimisperation

The state of mind achieved when your attitude completes the journey from pure optimism to confusion to skepticism to exhaustion to finally exasperation.

John experienced optimisperation after trying to reason through the political maze of the differing sides.

by MildlyMystified July 13, 2025

Optimization Trap

When trying to improve everything actually makes life worse. The endless tweaking, tracking, and hacking that leaves you more stressed than before. Productivity apps, fitness gadgets, even parenting advice—sometimes “optimizing” just optimizes the anxiety.

I bought five different apps to manage my schedule, and now I don’t have time to do anything. Classic optimization trap.

by GuyWhoWritesDefinitions September 4, 2025

optimystic

Supportively hopeful regarding either a deep submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) or a crystal-ball-gazing spiritualist.

Jack Ryan was optimystic dat his buddy Skip Tyler's mini-sub could help prevent a showdown between America and da U.S.S.R.

by QuacksO December 15, 2025

Boundless optimism

Another way of saying bliss, or blind optimism that sounds even more positive, even though it all means the same thing.

Boundless optimism sounds good, but really it's no different than a state of bliss where everything is okay, and everything will be okay.

by Solid Mantis April 12, 2020

Empty Optimism

People being optimistic when there's really nothing to be optimistic about. A sense that someone's positivity has no merit and is practically wasted because almost if not everything is purely negative at the time. This kind of thinking can be toxic because being happy all the time, even and especially during hardship, doesn't necessarily solve anything.

I'm getting tired of the amount of Empty Optimism that everyone around me is exerting. There's really nothing to be happy about right now.

by TheFiend138 April 26, 2020