stepdad: ok, I’ve got my bad headlight out.
me: oh yeah?
stepdad: yeah, now I have to go buy the right one, because it turns out I bought the wrong one earlier.
me: what did you do, buy the left one? Bwhahahhhaaahaha!!!
stepdad: *raises single eyebrow at me*
me: *continuing with overly jocular laughter* whooo! oh man…
stepdad: yeah. ok. Well, see you later!
me: Ok, but I can’t promise I’ll be this funny later
stepdad: *walking away* yeah… right.
Just remember my wit is going to be at half speed compared to yours. Be gentle 😉
I have a question for you. It’s not funny, but you can make fun of it.
I started dating someone, and she keeps calling me a “unicorn.” Example: I’ll kiss her and she’ll say, “you’re such a unicorn.” I’m too unhip to understand what that means. I asked her but she seems to keep changing the meaning.
Are you familiar with this usage of “unicorn”? I ran across your blog while googling. All the other webpages have rainbows and stars and mystical references to truth and beauty. Gack.
I’m guessing that you’re the type of girl who has an interest in slang, and might say her favorite word is “lush” or “propinquity” or something like that. (This is a compliment, in case you can’t tell.)
You really just had to say it. I mean, he set it up for you so nicely!
Topar, I am glad you came to me with this question. According to the slang dictionary, this girl is giving quite a compliment.
http://www.slangsite.com/slang/U.html
My favorite word… well, I have a couple. i like tatterdemalion, and recalcitrant, and perspicacity is one of my new favorites. it’s awesome.
stepdad: ‘it wasn’t the left one nor right. Right !? I went to buy the right right one but nope, it was the wrong right one I got home with. Right ?!’
Ok, geez, I’m supposed to be smart and all, but here i was futzing with google when i could have just hit a slang site. duh. Thank you for pointing that out.
Interesting definition… but I don’t think that’s what she means. She always says it with a skeptical tone like, “you’re weird.” Yesterday i mentioned that i’m a geek but lack the trappings of a geek, like i work on video games but don’t play video games, and she said unicorn. I said my brother is kinda retro and likes to take jabs at me by ranting about the negative effects of technology, and she said i come from a family of unicorns.
Anyways. Thanks for your answer.
“tatterdemalion”?! I can’t say i’ve ever heard of that one before. I like the sound of your words. My favorites are simple, latent in sensation. “Plush” “nuzzle” “moist” “lingering” are tactilicious.
I have a feeling she has her own meaning for unicorn then. 🙂 of course, you COULD point out the slang dictionary meaning of it to her, so she knows how complimentary she’s been.