Talk:unicorn barf

RFD discussion: July 2020

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unicorn barf

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unicorn_barf

It's neither a term anyone is "likely" to encounter, nor one that require's explanation. To call this term niche would overstate things by the evidence on display.

One might as well allow every minor rude term to ever occur repeatedly, like "pixie piss" as a demeaning term for cheap champagne / girly drinks, on the wiki.

86.7.223.84 14:17, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

We're a descriptive dictionary. We don't get to choose just the terms that we like (please refer to our Criteria for inclusion for details).

This is not a random combination of a word from Column A with a word from Column B: it probably stems from the magical unicorns in children's books and cartoons that are always depicted surrounded by rainbows and other pretty, magical colors. The humor comes from the contrast of pristine, childlike, ethereal prettiness with disgustingly filthy and all-to-real bodily functions.

At any rate, as long as it's in use and people know what they mean when they use it, we should have an entry for it. Normally I would refer you the Requests for verification, but I can see from the Citations:unicorn barf that it already seems to have enough usage to pass. As for "pixie piss", if you can show enough usage signifying meaning, in English, in durably archived sources, we can certainly have an entry for that, too. Chuck Entz (talk) 14:48, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

It seems that not all of the citations on the citations page support the definition in the entry. The 2015 citation appears to be describing smell, not color. For the 2016 citation, not enough context is given to be sure of the meaning. But all of this is an issue for RFV, not RFD. —Granger (talk · contribs) 14:53, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Also, the 2017 citation may be unicorn + barf. The previous paragraph says "It looks like a unicorn threw up on her face", suggesting an extended comparison rather than an idiomatic phrase. —Granger (talk · contribs) 14:54, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Added more cites and reworked the definition to better encompass them all. Also created unicorn vomit, which seems more common. WordyAndNerdy (talk) 02:27, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! —Granger (talk · contribs) 02:32, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Keep, and RFV (not RFD) if there is doubt about its existence in real usage. Reminds me of angry fruit salad. Equinox ◑ 00:26, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Keep because it is used with meaning and is not sum of parts. I hadn't heard angry fruit salad but I had heard fruit salad used the same way (by a blind man, oddly enough). Vox Sciurorum (talk) 15:16, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Keep. The nominating ISP appears not to be familiar with our CFI policies. Khemehekis (talk) 14:24, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Keep. We should add a rule to speedy keep these kinds of nominations. Old Man Consequences (talk) 17:01, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

There's no need for that. PUC – 10:38, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Kept. PUC – 10:38, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks everyone above. IP: if you ever must nominate something again, ping the creator so they can explain why they think we should keep the entry. Alexis Jazz (talk) 23:10, 10 July 2020 (UTC)