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After Wilkins Micawber in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield (1850).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Micawberism
Today it means: optimism in the face of financial adversity Full definition →
Today it means: optimism in the face of financial adversity Full definition →
After Wilkins Micawber in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield (1850).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.