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.
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

Person 1: Hey whats your zodiac sign?
Person 2: I'm the mermaid goat!
Person 1: haha I love the Capricorn is a mermaid goat.
Person 2: I'm the mermaid goat!
Person 1: haha I love the Capricorn is a mermaid goat.
by randompersonlol29 March 2, 2017

by Cunty B February 23, 2009

Your driver could be LGBTQ
Your tailor could be LGBTQ
Hairdresser could be LGBTQ
Your plumber could be LGBTQ
Your doctor could be LGBTQ
Your teacher could be LGBTQ
Your bestie could be LGBTQ
The African Mermaid!
Your tailor could be LGBTQ
Hairdresser could be LGBTQ
Your plumber could be LGBTQ
Your doctor could be LGBTQ
Your teacher could be LGBTQ
Your bestie could be LGBTQ
The African Mermaid!
by ####ladybits August 15, 2022

Don't use Jenny's parents hot tub. Kenny gave her a Salty Mermaid in there last weekend when her parents were out of town.
by Pdicki February 22, 2022

A mother who has the soul of a hippie, the fire of a lion, and the soul of a fairy. They love water, the Ocean, Lakes, Ponds, or rivers. They are magical. Are very well rounded. Hey can juggle housework, a work life while taking care of their children flawless.
by Shelly Ann October 1, 2017

Lubricating a women's inner thighs and having sex with them as the woman holds her legs together (like a mermaid)
She was on her period, it wasn't my birthday so anal was out of the question, and her breasts were not large enough to effectively titty f*ck, so I helped myself to a slippery mermaid.
by Mack attack March 20, 2014
