A pun on "wishful thinking," it'
s when a man lets his own sexual interest in someone strongly color his judgement regarding the person'
s reciprocal interest in him. It makes him interpret every gesture from his object of interest as a come on, even when it clearly isn'
t. This is known as clitful thinking if it's a
woman.
Him: "So the new
hot intern says 'good morning' to me when she comes in to work, and once commented on my desk picture of my kids - said they were
cute. She'
s totally into me. I'm gonna try and hook up with her at the office party."
Friend: "I get that it'
s been tough for your after the divorce, but that'
s just dickful thinking. She'
s not into you, now stop before you get an HR complaint."
OR
Him: "Pete high-fived me at the trivia night - I'll bet he'
s secretly gay and would let me blow him."
Friend: "You have no gaydar and a bad case of dickful thinking. The boy'
s straight."