a person who is not welcome; an incident resulting in unattractive consequences for one, many or all; to sabotage, injure or attack. in general, to make any situation worse.
The brainwashed soldier in Captain America: The Winter Soldier who causes millions of fangirls to cry at the mere mention of his name. He was not intended to gain this many people emotionally attached to him. He was and is Captain America's right-hand man. He is commonly known as 'Bucky "Your plan is stupid. I'm coming with you." Barnes'.
The best fucking Marvel character in existence and god damn you wish he was real. He would be a great friend and an even better boyfriend. Gentle and caring, afraid of harming you. Still living in the 90s and hating on technology, you would have to help him use anything that lit up. Somewhere around 90 years old, but who gives a shit. He's hot.
A Barnum Statement is a phrase used by conmen (for example a psychic) to try and make people think they have some deep insight into their psychology or life.
They are also commonly used in horoscopes
Barnum Statements are statements which most people will agree with, regarding themselves, while not realizing that almost every other person will also agree with them regarding their own lives
examples are:
"you have a goodsense of humor, but not everyone sees it"
"you tend to think about things before taking action"
"You have had some major challenges in your life"
"you recently had a disagreement with someone you care for"
"The psychic told me that I was quite intelligent, but other people dont always see it"
"Sounds like she was just feeding you a Barnum Statement"