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No Habla Hollandaise
No Habla Hollandaise by Ststanstan August 20, 2019
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hollyanna • Hollyanne • Hollyann • Hollianna • Pollyanna • hallianna • Hollandaille-Sauce • Hollandaise • Hollianne • haleyanna
Hollandaise donut
One of three true types of donut, along with maple and chocolate. Created because of a teacher's Freudian slip.
A donut shop has three kinds of donuts (maple donuts, chocolate donuts, and Hollandaise donuts). How many different orders of n donuts are possible? What if there were k kinds of donuts?
Hollandaise donut by hollandaisedonuts September 1, 2020
pollyanna
I was going to jail but my girlfriend was being a pollyanna saying it would be a learning experience.
Pollyannaish
(adjective)
Belittling and often insulting term for being absurdly optimistic and good-hearted, believing in a good world where everything works out for the best all tht time. Often in combination with being God-fearing and perceiving oneself standing on a higher moral ground than others.
See also: Daddy's Little Girl, Goody Two-Shoes
The word "Pollyannaish" is derived from "Pollyanna," the heroine of Eleanor H. Porter's famous novel "Pollyanna" (1913), whose outlook on life was one of absolute optimism and whose problems were always straightened out in the end.
(Disclaimer: Not very modern, but still an urban term.)
Belittling and often insulting term for being absurdly optimistic and good-hearted, believing in a good world where everything works out for the best all tht time. Often in combination with being God-fearing and perceiving oneself standing on a higher moral ground than others.
See also: Daddy's Little Girl, Goody Two-Shoes
The word "Pollyannaish" is derived from "Pollyanna," the heroine of Eleanor H. Porter's famous novel "Pollyanna" (1913), whose outlook on life was one of absolute optimism and whose problems were always straightened out in the end.
(Disclaimer: Not very modern, but still an urban term.)
"Although I've been raped and mishandled by a demon, I'm determined to remain optimistic, no matter what" is a perfect summation of being pollyannish.
Pollyannaish by Mefistofeles August 24, 2004
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