Cautiously Pessimistic

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.

by ChimneySweepGreg August 10, 2012

Cautiously Optimistic

Hopeful yet exercising caution

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

by Peter31731 April 17, 2019

cautiously horny

When you see a crazy-hot chick you want to bang, but are suddenly unsure if it's a chick

I saw this hot blonde chick with a tight little ass from behind, and wanted to take her to bone town, but then I saw she had some meaty calves and wasn't sure if it was a chick or a dude. Not wanting to give up too easily, I had to verify it was a chick. I was cautiously horny.

by Pandastic July 5, 2016

cautiously optimistic

A euphemistic (yet silly) way of saying "worried". Most often said by those on national news networks.

Joe Boorman was cautiously optimistic on whether his wallet would be found.

by Smkngmgc June 15, 2004

Cautiously Optimistic

Promising but I wouldn’t bet on it.

The Cleveland Browns look good this off-season and it should be their year, but they’re the Browns so I’m cautiously optimistic.

by BigSleezy August 4, 2021