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Walter Mitty
Wal·ter Mit·ty [ wàwltər míttee ] (plural Wal·ter Mit·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
daydreamer: somebody with a very ordinary dull life who daydreams about having great adventures and success
[Mid-20th century. After the hero of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," a 1939 short story by James Thurber]

Wal·ter Mit·ty·ish adjective
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