pickled mermaid

A lifelike miniature model of a mermaid floating in a sealed jar, meant as an amusing toy or circus attraction, to create the illusion that a real mermaid has been captured. It is primarily an anachronism dating from early European colonialism and its sea-spanning knick-knack industries, and has since acquired vaguely occult connotations.

Sometimes the phrase is borrowed by clever marketers, such as for items in restaurant menus.

Robert loved the museum: the frail mummies and immense sarcophagi; the stuffed platypus and pickled mermaid; the wall bristling with elephant tusks and moose antlers and unicorn horns. -- "Stories of Your Life and Others" by Ted Chiang

by Majel J.E. October 9, 2007

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Get the pickled mermaidmug.

pickle parade

1. Pickle Parade is an abnormally large gathering of gay males.

2. A large group of gay males that seem to meet at a location after a function or group event.

3. When a large gathering of gay males meet and overun a non-gay location such as a restaraunt or coffe shop.

1. Dude, lets go up to starbucks and get some coffee. No way, its an effin pickle parade up there on saturday mornings.

2. We were just drinking beers at the bar and the local jazzercise class must have let out because the place was suddenly packed with a pickle parade.

by velvetmidget November 4, 2013

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