bliss ninny
A person who is unrealistically optimistic, or a Pollyanna, and who might seem to…A person who is unrealistically optimistic, or a Pollyanna, and who might seem to prefer to retreat from difficult situations by professing seemingly irrelevant platitudes, rather than engaging meaningfully with the difficulty at hand.
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, slang)A person who is unrealistically optimistic, or a Pollyanna, and who might seem to prefer to retreat from difficult situations by professing seemingly irrelevant platitudes, rather than engaging meaningfully with the difficulty at hand.
(slang)A student who may seem to be intoxicated with spiritual teachings, but is ungrounded or untrained.
Forms
plural: bliss ninnies| Singular | bliss ninny |
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See also
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