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- noun a man who is a
daydreamer and thereforeinactive
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Examples
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John-a-dreams, in spite of his strong 'motive and the cue for passion,' mistrusts them and is afraid of being guided by them.
Shakspere and Montaigne Jacob Feis
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What I saw was Hecuba to me -- gave me the motive and the cue for passion, transformed me from the dull and muddy-mettled little John-a-dreams I had been into a small, blind Fury.
Paul Kelver, a Novel 1893
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