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"One whose attitude is positive, optimistic, confidently affirmative."
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"(derogatory) One who habitually agrees uncritically."
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"roman": "ʔimmaʕa",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
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],
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"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"word": "přikyvovač"
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"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
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"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
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"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
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"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
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"word": "leming"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "przytakiwacz"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "klakier"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podxalim",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "подхалим"
},
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"roman": "podpevala",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "подпевала"
}
]
}
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"ipa": "/ˈjeɪ.ˌseɪ.ə(ɹ)/",
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"word": "optimist"
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"word": "can-doer"
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"word": "yes man"
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"word": "doormat"
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"word": "kowtower"
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],
"word": "yeasayer"
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"tags": [
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"pos": "noun",
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"senses": [
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"One whose attitude is positive, optimistic, confidently affirmative."
]
},
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"One who habitually agrees uncritically."
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"(derogatory) One who habitually agrees uncritically."
],
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},
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"word": "optimist"
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{
"tags": [
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"word": "can-doer"
},
{
"tags": [
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"word": "yes man"
},
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"word": "doormat"
},
{
"tags": [
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"word": "kowtower"
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{
"word": "yea-sayer"
}
],
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔimmaʕa",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "إِمَّعَة"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"word": "přikyvovač"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"word": "jees-mies"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Jasager"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ja-Sager"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Jasagerin"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ja-Sagerin"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leming"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "przytakiwacz"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "klakier"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podxalim",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "подхалим"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podpevala",
"sense": "who habitually agrees uncritically",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "подпевала"
}
],
"word": "yeasayer"
}
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