Pangloss

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.

by alas poor yorick September 19, 2007

panglossian

Blindly optimistic, naively so.

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

by BazzA May 28, 2004

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.

by sircasey February 15, 2009

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!

by JohnnyB.Emo September 16, 2021

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.

by Fake Kids June 20, 2017