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A person who uses daydreams and fantasies to avoid unpleasant reality.

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  • Sometimes, it's just plain escapist fiction, fun for the writer to write and the reader to read.
  • The dismissal of fairy tales, myths and fantastic fiction as "sentimental" or "merely escapist" is nothing new.
  • Don't mention the escapists visiting Warcry code, as you will have to say the word escapist and thus break rule number 1. 3.
  • The music can best be described as escapist blue collar Hip Hop with Funk and Jazz influences, with a unique urban flavour.
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