by snoopsdoggs October 23, 2011
Get the edit options mug.(n.) one who complains about things while they are occurring, but who retroactively says that everything was/is good in hindsight
Trevor, the quintessential post-optimist, couldn't refrain from telling his mother how nice Thanksgiving had been -- all this in lieu of his chronic diarrhea.
by James Hoffa Lincoln November 30, 2013
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A hippo, made out of dildos. This phrase is regularly used in common situations where gay shit is happening.
by BIRDHEAVY March 28, 2017
Get the Dildo-optimums mug.A virtual optimist is a person who portrays a positive and hopeful future on social media, while generally not doing anything in real life to impact that future, expecting it to happen on its own.
You need to stop being a virtual optimist about this neighborhood, it hasn't improved in 20 years and has only gotten worse, as no one does anything to improve it.
by T-Mod17 October 30, 2018
Get the virtual optimist mug.What you eye-twinklingly add as a hasty "aside" after saying "hey" to someone, before they can impishly shoot back with da "standard" retort of "Hey iz fer horsiz".
I would sincerely hope dat it would be "horsiz optional" instead of "mandatory" when saying "hey" to someone... not dat I don't totally love those large gorgeous friendly four-legged mammals, but I wouldn't wanna hafta care for a whole herd of dem.
by QuacksO January 5, 2020
Get the horsiz optional mug.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
Get the Boundless optimism mug.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
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