Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Word of the Day ~ Mitty

Mitty


PRONUNCIATION:
(MIT-ee)                       

MEANING:
noun: An ordinary, timid person who indulges in daydreams involving great adventures and triumphs.

ETYMOLOGY:
After the title character in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a short story (1939) by James Thurber, later made into a movie (1947) of the same name.

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