Pangloss

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The philosopher in Voltaire's Candide. He believes "All is for the best in this best of all possible worlds." Even as he suffers horribly throughout the book, he stands by this concept. By the end of the book, though, he admits "he asserted it still, but he no longer believed it."

See also: panglossian

Bob thinks there's some good that will come out of him failing his English test. He's such a Pangloss. He can't accept it might just be bad.

Pangloss by alas poor yorick September 19, 2007

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panglossian

Blindly optimistic, naively so.

That poor sod BazzA is acting somewhat panglossian about that lovely young lass...

panglossian by BazzA May 28, 2004

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panglossian • Pangloss • pessimistic panglossian • panglasso

pessimistic panglossian

one who thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds, and screwed up as it may be, can't get any better.

She didn't bother to get out of bed anymore, her pessimistic panglossian perspective made life seem pointless.

pessimistic panglossian by sircasey February 15, 2009

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Panglossian

obnoxiously happy all the time. even worse than the most optimistic of Pollyannas

Kyle always had a very panglossian view of life, until the day he found out his middle name was Pollyanna!

Panglossian by JohnnyB.Emo September 16, 2021

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panglasso

A refreshing beverage that is consumed to relieve stress or celebrate an occasion. Almost always containing alcohol.

Man I just got off a 12 hour shift and I'm off for the weekend, I'm about to go sip me a panglasso.

panglasso by Fake Kids June 20, 2017

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trucker's tan

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.

I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.

trucker's tan by population361 May 30, 2006

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kidulting

The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys

Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!

kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025

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Boffin

British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.

According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.

Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023

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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.

I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.

Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026

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