Mitty

[ mit-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Mitty

/ ˈmɪtɪ /

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

Origin of Mitty¹

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

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty opens in theaters on Christmas Day.

Then let Mitty, with his usual golden touch, note that the owners have their points, too!

In the dreams of Walter Neo-Mitty there is one recurring fantasy.

We must do something, girls, and look 'how it do rain,' as Mitty would say.

"She certainly is a sight," remarked Mary Lee, watching Mitty's exit.

Don't say done forgot; that sounds like Mitty and Unc' Landy.

"I has what I has," returned Mitty, breaking some splinters of wood across her knee.

Nan glanced at Mitty and the washerwoman who were eating their breakfast.

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