Unobtainium

The universal scapegoat fictional "metal" that sic-fi filmmakers love to use when they are out of creative juices.

"What kind of metal is this?"...
"Well, it's real name has thirty-seven syllables. I just call it Unobtainium."

by Sammyclamm July 23, 2015

unobtainium

Term used by engineers and hobbyists to define a material that is extremely hard to obtain.

-Space rockets are mostly made of unobtainium.
-There are so many conflicts in Africa due to the presence of unobtainium in the ground.
-Your CNC machine will crash only when you machine this one piece of unobtainium. Of course, you do not have enough to make a new piece.

A piece of shitanium that got broken will magically turn into unobtainium if you look for a replacement (Thus making it extremely expensive, even if you found one)

by MisterLebowski August 25, 2013

unobtainium

an expensive, new fangled space age wonder material

The automobile is made of the finest unobtainium.

by Paul Keable April 24, 2003

unobtainium

the gayest word ever created

Joey used the word "unobtainium", so everyone kicked his ass and lit him on fire.

by 34 May 17, 2006

unobtainium

A rare-earth element, usually used as a "tonal enhancer" for high-end guitars

That bitchin' PRS Dragon guitar has a bridge and tailpiece of surgical-grade unobtainium!

by Eric J. August 11, 2003

unobtainium

A word used to express how much you love someone. When the phrase "I love you" doesn't do justice.

Max you mean the world to me. I love you unobtainium.

by emilemi06 May 6, 2006

unobtainium

silvery-grey alloy of mithril with up to one quarter of adamantium and vibranium each

This ship is still afloat despite all the beating. Must be made of unobtainium.
$200 for a chair? Is it made of unobtainium?

by horzadome October 12, 2017