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Pollyannaish

(adjective)
Belittling and often insulting term for being absurdly optimistic and good-hearted, believing in a good world where everything works out for the best all tht time. Often in combination with being God-fearing and perceiving oneself standing on a higher moral ground than others.
See also: Daddy's Little Girl, Goody Two-Shoes

The word "Pollyannaish" is derived from "Pollyanna," the heroine of Eleanor H. Porter's famous novel "Pollyanna" (1913), whose outlook on life was one of absolute optimism and whose problems were always straightened out in the end.

(Disclaimer: Not very modern, but still an urban term.)
"Although I've been raped and mishandled by a demon, I'm determined to remain optimistic, no matter what" is a perfect summation of being pollyannish.
by Mefistofeles August 24, 2004
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Polly's Law

Any time you are debating on the internet or offline, someone will inevitably bring up trans people as a talking point.

Similar to Godwin's law, which is a rule of internet discourse re: Hitler. Polly's law is an example of a logical fallacy.

Inspired by twitch streamer PollyPeople.
"Yeah, well okay, you're wrong because you support men using the women's bathroom!"
"Stop invoking Polly's Law. Geez."
by princessplug June 7, 2022
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Pig tail Polly is a girl of joy, who always wears pigtails, every girl wants to be like pigtail polly.pigtail pollys biggest passion is jonny boy.
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Natalie Pollard

A Psychopathic wife who's goal in life is to play nice and convince the spouse into marriage. Once this task has been accomplished she will then turn into a satan-sort of a human-being and forcefully remove your sexual organs and hands. she will then harvest these organs and only give them use during self pleasure in the form of masturbation. Once you can stand no more she will lock you and all your children in the frigid basement and torment you unitl you can stand no more. Finally she will take a nazi dagger and make an incision across your trachea causing extreme blood loss leading to death, which only brings furthe peasure to her. Once the spouse is deceased she will perform sexual experiments on the children such as attaching squirrel testicles and removing the human ones. once all her fun and games have been performed and she is satisfied with her demoness, she will then break a valve filled with fatal carbon monoxide gas, and watch the kids through a video camera as they suffer for their last breathe.
Natalie Pollard" im gonna cut your balls off"
by Jeffrey the shit Dahmer December 28, 2009
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mr pollard

You see that nonce he’s a bit like mr pollard
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Polly Seeds

I love polly seeds. What are polly seeds? Sunflower seeds are polly seeds! How did they get that name? Parrots say, "Polly want a cracker" and parrots eat sunflower seeds.... so they are called polly seeds!
by Luke975 May 21, 2010
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Polly

The most common name for a female parrot.
Squawks: Hello! I'm Polly Parrot!
by SomeoneNew April 15, 2013
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