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Mitty

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Mitty [ˈmɪtɪ]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms)
Walter
a.  a fictional character given to grand and elaborate fantasies; daydreamer
b.  (as modifier) a Walter Mitty character a Mitty act
[from a short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), by James Thurber (1894-1961), the US humorist and illustrator]
Mittyesque , Mitty-like adj
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Byline: Donna Watson WALTER Mitty chef James Stocks has launched a new venture - less than a year after suddenly quitting his own restaurant.
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Oh no, not another Walter Mitty coming out of the woodwork bragging how many years since they had a smoke, and advocating lungs outside the body.
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