An increasingly relevant wordplay on the cliché "cautiously optimistic". As the world continues in free fall, its much more realistic to expect negative outcomes. Therefore, its much more pragmatic to maintain a cautiously pessimistic demeanor, rather than a cautiously optimistic one.

My cat is always cautiously pessimistic when inspecting anything new that I bring into the house.

Cautiously Pessimistic by ChimneySweepGreg August 10, 2012

Related Words

Caustipus • Cactipus • Cactipuss • cautious • cautiously optimistic • Cautious optimism • Cactipussy • causius • caustrous • caustrously

cautious carol

One who,in a videogame or real life, tends to move around and do nothing to help anyone... A person cautious about everything they do and is a better distraction than anything. This is usually caused by a lack of skill or just being a really big pussy.

"Damn it, Hes being a cautious carol again,hes not doing shit except hiding."

*friend* " Its better than the guy on my team giving the other team kills, hes a negative nathan"

cautious carol by Mrredandblack August 19, 2009

Cautiously Optimistic

Hopeful yet exercising caution

Patrick coined the phrase cautiously optimistic while dreaming of winning the lotto

Cautiously Optimistic by Peter31731 April 17, 2019

Cactipus

A mythical creature that is a mix between a cactus and a octopus. It has 8 legs and a bunch of little prickles on it. Quite Genius.

JFK was not assassinated by a man, no it was much worse, he was attacked by a wild Cactipus! He didnt have much hope for survival and they used the "assassination" excuse to cover up all the evidence.

Cactipus by I CAN Belive Its Not Butter January 13, 2009

Cautious racism

When a member of a race behaves cautiously around a member or members of another race in an attempt to avoid any form of racial or cultural disagreements,usually resulting in a series of ackward exchanges.

John:Why don't you ride home from practice with coach smith any more.

Eric:Because he always turns the radio station from country to rap and starts speaking in slang ever time.

John:Cautious Racism is a bitch.

Cautious racism by race killer June 5, 2013

Cactipuss

A horrid affliction where a female has not reciently shaved her vaginal area, but has in the past.

I totally wanted to poke her, but when I checked it out there was like a cactus in her panties!
Dude, she totally had cactipuss.

Cactipuss by The Fish. October 19, 2009

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026