pollyanna

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A term used in southeastern Pennsylvania to refer to a Secret Santa gift exchange
A female given name derived from Polly and Anna; rare in the real world
The eponymous protagonist in a book by Eleanor Porter
A person who is persistently cheerful and optimistic, even when given cause not to be so

You call her an optimist, but I call her an obnoxious Pollyanna.

the eponymous protagonist in a book by Elleanor Porter
{i} person who is overly optimistic; female first name
someone who is always happy and always thinks something good is going to happen (Pollyanna, main character in the book Pollyanna (1913) by Eleanor Porter)
a female given name derived from Polly and Anna
IBM Pollyanna Principle
"machines should work; people should think."

e.g. most of the world's major problems result from machines that fail to work, and people who fail to think.

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