Need a word for the cheerful but futile advice one offers despite knowing that the recipient’s efforts might not pan out? Try floptimism. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Floptimism”
Grant, here’s another coined word involving emotion from Emotionary.com.
This one is floptimism.
Floptimism.
It’s when your optimism doesn’t help you succeed after all.
It’s something like that.
It’s the futile advice or encouragement one offers for the sake of it, knowing the recipient’s situation might not pan out well in reality.
Come on, you can do it.
You can make it across that chasm.
Exactly.
Go ahead, jump.
It’ll all work out.
