sloptimistとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

sloptimist (plural sloptimists)

1. (slang, derogatory) One who engages in sloptimism. [from 1921]
   • 1921 December 25, “Man In The Street”, in South Bend News-Times‎, volume 38, number 359, page 11:

     Real optimism puts light in the eyes and purpose in the soul, but some of the windy boys are only sloptimists.

   • 1927 June, “'How's Business?'”, in The Antiquarian‎, page 50:

     I am not one of the "business is good" sloptimists who believe that a condition can be cured by ignoring it, nor yet can I see any valid reason for suppressing the fact that the antique business is suffering from a decided and prolonged lull.

   • 2025 November 17, Katherine Dee, “The Trad Movement Is Sputtering. Here's What Comes Next”, in GQ‎:

     Sloptimists accept the chaos and try to make meaning inside it. "Hold your nose and dive into the warm slop," he says, "or be left out in the cold."