Associations to the word «Micawber»

MICAWBER, proper noun. A fictional character, Wilkins Micawber, in the 1850 Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield, noted for his poverty, effusive speech, and eternal optimism ("something will turn up").

MICAWBER, verb. To be optimistic that "something will turn up", in the style of Wilkins Micawber.

MICAWBER PRINCIPLE, noun. The claim that something good will turn up, especially when used to justify optimism.

MICAWBER PRINCIPLE, noun. The claim that financial surplus is success and debt is failure.

MICAWBER THRESHOLD, noun. (economics) A level of income, above the poverty line, but not high enough to cope with economic shocks.

MICAWBER, noun. Fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist.