Word: beanfeast
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that false optimism is as dangerous to morale as pessimism, Government and press promptly loosed a heavy bombardment against such Pollyannaism. Said Minister of Information Alfred Duff Cooper: "I was . . . somewhat horrified. . . ." Fumed the press: "Featherbrained! . . . Fatuous! . . . People whose peace aim is a binge . . . invest cash in a hypothetical beanfeast rather than lend it to the Government...
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