Han Solo

See also: Han solo

English

Etymology

From a reference to the Star Wars character Han Solo.

Noun

Han Solo (plural Han Solos)

1. (informal) A proactive, self-reliant, or risk-taking person or creature.
   • 2004, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks, page 168:

     I'm as big of a Han Solo as everyone else, but this is where reading the manual comes in handy.

   • 2012, Steve McKnight, From 0 to 260+ Properties in 7 Years, unnumbered page:

     I make this point as I see quite a number of eager investors trying to be property Han Solos — that is, trying to do everything themselves.

   • 2020, Jim Ruland, "Dreaming Underwater, Part Two: Incidents of Travel in Yucátan, Volume 666", Razorcake, December 2019 - January 2020, page 8:

     Swallows are the Han Solos of the bird world. Their movements seem spastic in their capriciousness and perilous in their execution.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Han Solo.
2. (informal) A man whose rebellious or disreputable nature makes him attractive; a bad boy.
   • 2011, Vanda Symon, Containment, page 168:

     So was that the problem? Deep down did I prefer the dangerous ones? The Han Solos?

   • 2012, Leslie Kelly, Here Comes Trouble, unnumbered page:

     Even at age eight the middle Taylor son had understood the appeal of the bad-boy. Let Luke Skywalker get the glory—the Han Solos of the world were the ones who got the girl.

   • 2019, Tim James, Fundamental: How Quantum and Particle Physics Explain Absolutely Everything (Except Gravity), unnumbered page:

     A skilled raconteur and an unashamed prankster, Feynman was the Han Solo of physics.

Derived terms

• Han solo
• Hand Solo