Someone (usually a girl, but can be a guy) who has pale skin and rejects the tanning trend. Used as a compliment to someone who embraces their pale skin and natural beauty. Implies that a person is more intelligent/interesting, as tanning can be associated with obsession over appearance and thus a lower intellect.
No, I'd rather be pale and interesting.
by toxictobees57 June 13, 2010
When banks get money for next to nothing from the federal reserve and then loan it out to consumers at high interest rates.
by alchoholicanonymous September 18, 2017
John clicked that he is interested in going to the event but I am pretty sure he is just Brandy interested
by Ohio guy 71 September 2, 2018
A cheeky reference to heroines of Victorian operas and novels, who frequently became ill -- but not so ill they can't remain both romantically tragic and, above all, beautiful. Usually they have tuberculosis (TB), which allows for dramatic coughing up of blood, tender goodbyes with devastated lovers, and a ROBUST aria right before she perishes. Somehow the fact that she's dying of an airborne disease never deters anyone from seeking out her intimate company. She's got this charming pink glow to her fevered cheeks that no gentleman can resist...
Authors of these stories love to wax rhapsodic about the heroine's "milky" or "alabaster" skin, and the sicker she gets the more exquisitely white she becomes! While modern readers may wonder why anyone would want to make love to a woman the same color as chalk, bleach, or the cliffs of Dover, the Victorians were very turned on by these connotations of racial purity. Nowadays such descriptions are considered purple prose, and if not outright racist then certainly in very poor taste.
The phrase "pale and interesting" is an oxymoron that mocks both the silliness and melodrama of this trope. You may feel sick as a dog, but hey, some uptight people with weird hang-ups around sex find that attractive! Lucky you!
See TVTropes.com's "Victorian Novel Disease" for a detailed description of the source material.
Authors of these stories love to wax rhapsodic about the heroine's "milky" or "alabaster" skin, and the sicker she gets the more exquisitely white she becomes! While modern readers may wonder why anyone would want to make love to a woman the same color as chalk, bleach, or the cliffs of Dover, the Victorians were very turned on by these connotations of racial purity. Nowadays such descriptions are considered purple prose, and if not outright racist then certainly in very poor taste.
The phrase "pale and interesting" is an oxymoron that mocks both the silliness and melodrama of this trope. You may feel sick as a dog, but hey, some uptight people with weird hang-ups around sex find that attractive! Lucky you!
See TVTropes.com's "Victorian Novel Disease" for a detailed description of the source material.
"I'm still nauseas, I'm just going to lie on this couch looking pale and interesting and hope hot person comes to talk to me."
"You definitely have a fever, but on the bright side you're looking very pale and interesting draped across that bed."
"This isn't a swoon, my arms and legs feel like wet noodles."
"Sexy."
"You definitely have a fever, but on the bright side you're looking very pale and interesting draped across that bed."
"This isn't a swoon, my arms and legs feel like wet noodles."
"Sexy."
by Cynicisms July 15, 2023
A financial, emotional, reputational, or other personal interest in any matter held by a person having authority over the same matter. Tking advantage of authority over such a self-serving personal interest may be considered criminal. At the very least, it is usually harmful to others.
Most legislators either already have been, or eventually become lawyers, so they abuse their conflict of interest over legislation to make sure that laws are conducive to the job security of lawyers and legislators.
by Downstrike May 22, 2004
Some autistic people have a very strong and passionate interest in something that can last for several years, known as a Special Interest or SPIN for short.
by kinstagramspy September 10, 2021
A person that you're not quite sure about, but it's definetly more than sex.
You get lost in your conversations, and the hours pass like minutes. You're more than willing to listen to them when they talk about their day. The chemistry between you is remarkable.
Whether you're going out with your friends or taking your dog for a walk, you want them there with you. And if they're not there, you can't get them off your mind and sneak off to give them a quick "I miss you" phone call. Of course, you don't tell your friends.
It's when they're the last thing you think about before you go to sleep and when they're the first thing you think of when you wake up...
its wanting that kiss to never end because its never felt so good
its the smile that you cant help getting on your face when you look at them...
But do you want to be tied down?
You get lost in your conversations, and the hours pass like minutes. You're more than willing to listen to them when they talk about their day. The chemistry between you is remarkable.
Whether you're going out with your friends or taking your dog for a walk, you want them there with you. And if they're not there, you can't get them off your mind and sneak off to give them a quick "I miss you" phone call. Of course, you don't tell your friends.
It's when they're the last thing you think about before you go to sleep and when they're the first thing you think of when you wake up...
its wanting that kiss to never end because its never felt so good
its the smile that you cant help getting on your face when you look at them...
But do you want to be tied down?
Mother: So, are you dating anyone?
Daughter: Well, I have a romantic interests....he's so great, i can't stop thinking about him...but I don't know if I want to have a "boyfriend"
Daughter: Well, I have a romantic interests....he's so great, i can't stop thinking about him...but I don't know if I want to have a "boyfriend"
by BeccaTheBoo September 30, 2006