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Walter Mitty

Walter Mitty

 
pronunciation:
wawl tr mI ti
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the main character of James Thurber's modern story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, who is mild and ineffectual, but who imagines himself a hero in various situations.
definition 2: any similar seemingly mild person who fantasizes heroic acts.