Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty opens in theaters on Christmas Day.
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Then let Mitty, with his usual golden touch, note that the owners have their points, too!
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In the dreams of Walter Neo-Mitty there is one recurring fantasy.
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We must do something, girls, and look 'how it do rain,' as Mitty would say.
The Four Corners Abroad|Amy Ella Blanchard

"She certainly is a sight," remarked Mary Lee, watching Mitty's exit.
The Four Corners|Amy Ella Blanchard
Don't say done forgot; that sounds like Mitty and Unc' Landy.
The Four Corners|Amy Ella Blanchard
"I has what I has," returned Mitty, breaking some splinters of wood across her knee.
The Four Corners|Amy Ella Blanchard
Nan glanced at Mitty and the washerwoman who were eating their breakfast.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mitty

Mitty

/ (ˈmɪtɪ) /

noun

Walter Mitty

a fictional character given to grand and elaborate fantasies; daydreamer
(as modifier)a Walter Mitty character; a Mitty act

Derived forms of Mitty

Mittyesque or Mitty-like, adjective

Word Origin for Mitty

C20: from a short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), by James Thurber

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