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Micawbers
micawbers
micawber
Alternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve.
Micawber
A person who is poor but eternally optimistic, believing that "something will turn up", like the fictional character Wilkins Micawber in the 1850 Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield.
Micawber
To be optimistic that "something will turn up", in the style of Wilkins Micawber.
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Micawbered
Micawbering
Micawber principles
Micawber threshold
(economics) A level of income, above the poverty line, but not high enough to cope with economic shocks.
Micawber principle
The claim that something good will turn up, especially when used to justify optimism. / The claim that financial surplus is success and debt is failure.