Walter Mittyn.

Brit.

/ˌwɔːltə ˈmɪti/,

/ˌwɒltə ˈmɪti/, U.S.

/ˌwɔltər ˈmɪdi/,

/ˌwɑltər ˈmɪdi/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Walter Mitty.

Etymology: < the name of Walter Mitty (see Mitty n.²). Compare slightly later Mitty n.²

= Mitty n.²

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [noun] > one who daydreams

musardc1330

John-a-dreams1603

air-monger1628

castle-builder1711

daydreamer1750

castle-hunter1752

Alnaschar1800

reverist1824

stargazer1843

Johnny Head-in-the-Air?1851

pipe-dreamer1899

head-in-air1932

Walter Mitty1947

Mitty1953

1947 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 19 Sept. 4/2 Every writer is his own Walter Mitty.

1968 S. Brittan Left or Right v. 106 The whole Walter Mitty idea of a private line from Downing Street to the White House.

1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 27 May 20/2 Henry Kissinger has the same Walter Mitty fantasies as everyone else.

2001 J. Hamilton-Paterson Loving Monsters (2002) vii. 130 After hearing a session of the tall tales..I sometimes set the nose of my pickup truck almost grimly on the homeward track up to my empty house, calling Jayjay a pinchbeck Munchausen or Walter Mitty under my breath.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	walter mitty
释义	Walter Mittyn. Brit. /ˌwɔːltə ˈmɪti/, /ˌwɒltə ˈmɪti/, U.S. /ˌwɔltər ˈmɪdi/, /ˌwɑltər ˈmɪdi/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Walter Mitty. Etymology: < the name of Walter Mitty (see Mitty n.²). Compare slightly later Mitty n.² = Mitty n.² ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [noun] > one who daydreams musardc1330 John-a-dreams1603 air-monger1628 castle-builder1711 daydreamer1750 castle-hunter1752 Alnaschar1800 reverist1824 stargazer1843 Johnny Head-in-the-Air?1851 pipe-dreamer1899 head-in-air1932 Walter Mitty1947 Mitty1953 1947 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 19 Sept. 4/2 Every writer is his own Walter Mitty. 1968 S. Brittan Left or Right v. 106 The whole Walter Mitty idea of a private line from Downing Street to the White House. 1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 27 May 20/2 Henry Kissinger has the same Walter Mitty fantasies as everyone else. 2001 J. Hamilton-Paterson Loving Monsters (2002) vii. 130 After hearing a session of the tall tales..I sometimes set the nose of my pickup truck almost grimly on the homeward track up to my empty house, calling Jayjay a pinchbeck Munchausen or Walter Mitty under my breath. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1947
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