rainbow unicorn

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rainbow unicorn (plural rainbow unicorns)

  1. used to symbolize a childlike, naïve fantasy
    • 2017, Suzan Harden, Ravaged:
      You're both still trying to make things the way they were before I was kidnapped. When I was all about fluffy rainbow unicorns and shit.
    • 2018, Stefan Petrucha, Deadpool: Paws:
      Her arms around him, his around hers, foreheads touching, eyes closed, they dream their dreamy dreams of rainbow unicorns and butteries. It doesn't get sweeter than this.
    • 2018, Jacob Niegowski, Forbidden Knowledge, page 48:
      Hardly anyone wants to touch this subject, as it seems to be overwhelming and inconvenient. It's easier to believe in rainbow unicorns and pony.
    • 2022, Rebecca Soffer, The Modern Loss Handbook:
      Just as in real life, you don't want anyone minimizing your loss with platitudes, you probably don't want a book about loss splattered with rainbow unicorns and bows, so think hopeful rather than happy for your ending.
    • 2024, Eric Schlich, Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife:
      Their need for attention is insatiable. It's pathological! No wonder they make up stories about angels and rainbow unicorns and cloud castles . They'll say anything to get noticed.
    We're the ones who have to make your rainbow unicorn ideas work

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