Bullish

/ˈbʊlɪʃ/ adjective

Optimistic, confident, and expecting positive results; in finance, believing prices will rise.

From 'bull' + '-ish' (having the quality of). The financial meaning emerged in 18th-century stock market terminology, contrasting with 'bearish', creating one of English's most famous metaphorical pairs.

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