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Walter Mitty noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌwɒl.tə ˈmɪt.i/ us /ˌwɑːl.tɚ ˈmɪt̬.i/ an ordinary person who pretends to have, or dreams about having, a life that is more interesting or exciting: People have described him as a Walter Mitty, living in a fantasy world. He's a Walter Mitty character and always has been - you can't believe anything he says. He likes being an accountant, and he's not some Walter Mitty type who daydreams about being chased around by gangsters. She's a female Walter Mitty who fantasizes about living in a grand house. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Imagining and conceiving assume beyond your wildest dreamsidiom blue-sky cognitive map conceivable fancy guess imagine impute something to someone in your mind's eyeidiom inconceivably lay the foundation(s) of/foridiom look on/upon someone/something as something regard reimagine retheorization retheorize revisualization riot throw
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