skeptimist en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of skeptic + optimist.
Meanings
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One who is both skeptical and optimistic.
Then there are those of us who are agonizingly ambivalent about a new ballpark for the Giants. Call us "skeptimists."
1996 March 24, Robert Rubino, “Questionable Support For New SF Ballpark”, in Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skeptimists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |