Pollyanna

  1. Proper noun.  (given name, female) derived from Polly and Anna; rare in the real world.
  2. Proper noun.  The eponymous protagonist in a book by Eleanor Porter.
  3. Proper noun.  (context, by extension) A person who is persistently cheerful and optimistic, even when given cause not to be so.
  4. Proper noun.  (colloquial) A term used in southeastern Pennsylvania to refer to a Secret Santa gift exchange.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.