Wal|ter Mitty
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Mitty — Mit|ty, Wal|ter the main character in a story by James Thurber called The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1932). He has a very ordinary life, but spends a lot of time imagining that he is a brave and important person living a dangerous and exciting… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mitty, Walter — Mit|ty, Wal|ter [ mıti, wɔltər ] noun count someone who imagines that they have unusual adventures or success but whose life is in fact very ordinary … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Walter Mitty — Wal′ter Mit′ty [[t]ˈwɔl tər[/t]] n. pl. Walter Mit•tys cvb an ordinary, timid person who is given to adventurous and self aggrandizing daydreams • Etymology: from the title character of James Thurber s short story “The Secret Life of Walter… … From formal English to slang
WalterMitty — Wal·ter Mit·ty (wôl tər mĭtʹē) n. An ordinary, often ineffectual person who indulges in fantastic daydreams of personal triumphs. [After the main character in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber.] * * * … Universalium
