Pollyanna
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Pollyanna
- A female given name derived from Polly and Anna; rare in the real world.
- The eponymous protagonist in a book by Eleanor Porter.
- (by extension) A person who is persistently cheerful and optimistic, even when given cause not to be so.
- You call her an optimist, but I call her an obnoxious Pollyanna.
- (colloquial) A term used in southeastern Pennsylvania to refer to a Secret Santa gift exchange.
