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Mark Tapleyism
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English
Etymology
From en Mark Tapley ism, from a character in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit.
Noun
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A jolly and optimistic attitude maintained in the face of adversity.
en Tapleyism
See also
en Micawberism
en Pollyannaism
en eponyms terms derived from Dickensian works