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Shoptimistic 

To be positive that the gifts or presents you have bought for someone he or she will enjoy; to be optimistic that the purchases you will make will be well-worth the money.
My mother was so shoptimistic about the presents she had bought for my sister and I this Christmas that she didn't even bother keeping the receipts.
Shoptimistic by Hansonpaulsey October 11, 2009

hoptimist 

Somebody who thinks everything will be better with beer
Look how Jack is looking at his beer. He is a hopeless hoptimist.
hoptimist by Wordis Presley January 15, 2020

skeptimistic 

John was feeling a bit skeptimistic about the upcoming free TV give away at the police station.
skeptimistic by Joe - Hozo April 12, 2003

swaptimist 

A person who acquires cheap but useless things at swap meets, yard sales and thrift stores.
I thought I'd find a way to use that broken coffeepot I bought, but I guess I was just being a swaptimist.
swaptimist by skuzner January 13, 2010

Hoptimist 

A person who believes everything is better with a good craft beer.
Let's go see my buddy Steve, he's a hoptimist, and he knows just the right kind of IPA to make you feel better.
Hoptimist by Coopers2013 December 10, 2020

Shoptimism 

When you see an unedited image and expect it to animate, showing some fantastic yet subtle photoshop skills.
Poster: Is it me or does this image terrify anyone else?
B3tan: *wait 30 seconds* Aww, I was expecting it to animate.
B3tan2: That's Shoptimism
Shoptimism by NewB3tan June 3, 2009
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"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

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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.
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