" pollyanna "

 [ "pollyanna" ]

1: Noun- an excessively or blindly optimistic person or Verb-unreasonably or illogically optimistic

  * e.g.,  ... I was going to jail but my girlfriend was being a pollyanna saying it would be a learning experience. 

 [ "pollyanna" ]

1: The South Jersey word for "Secret Santa": A game in which you secretly draw a person's name out of a hat and then you have to buy that person a gift. POLLYANNA!

  * e.g.,  ... "Who did you draw for pollyanna this year?" "Shhh... I got Liz. I think I'm going to buy her a webcam because I heard thats what she wants this year." 

 [ "Pollyanna" ]

1: An internal optimist in the face of adversity (reality).

  * e.g.,  ... I lost my job, my girlfriend and someone stole my car. What the fuck do you mean I should cheer up, Pollyanna? 

 [ "Pollyanna" ]

2: From the title character of the 1960 Disney movie starring a young Hayley Mills.

 [ "Pollyanna" ]

1: Queen of this motherfucking shit, she's awesome

  * e.g.,  ... "Pollyanna, I love you." 

 [ "Pollyanna" ]

1: The one and only who believes the morning sun will always shine again, a pot of gold waits at every rainbow's end, in roses kissed with dew, in make believe, fairy tales, lucky charms, promises spoken as you cross your heart, in skies forever blue, in silver linings, there will come a day (possibly tomorrow), a dream can still come true, friends and laughter, the wonders love can do, songs and magic, miracles, second chances, and finally, in you!

  * e.g.,  ... You can call them "Pollyanna" 

 [ "Pollyanna Speak" ]

1: News, economists, and personalities in the media and politics downplay growing disasters or negative outcomes when being direct is an inconvenient truth.

  * e.g.,  ... I read an article on the economy that use a lot of pollyanna speak when it comes to how bad the recession is going to get.