A humorous and annoying way to answer a phone call. The phrase derives from the movie "Elf," and is often used to keep telemarketers from calling a person's house, although this is not the phrase's only use. A twist between a prank call and an answering machine, the phrase is popular on sites such as MyLifeIsAverage.com.
NOTE: "Buddy the elf" is said as the name of the receiver, not the caller.
NOTE: "Buddy the elf" is said as the name of the receiver, not the caller.
*phone rings*
Receiver: Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?
Telemarketer: Uh...
*Telemarketer hangs up and never calls the house again*
Alternate response:
*phone rings*
Receiver: Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?
Receiver's friend/Caller: Black.
Receiver: Black isn't a color, it's a shade.
*argument about if black is a color*
Receiver: Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?
Telemarketer: Uh...
*Telemarketer hangs up and never calls the house again*
Alternate response:
*phone rings*
Receiver: Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?
Receiver's friend/Caller: Black.
Receiver: Black isn't a color, it's a shade.
*argument about if black is a color*
by RC Michaels December 21, 2010
by Jezij December 18, 2018
This is commonly used once someone finds two words that rhyme, and make it into the "elf on the shelf" format.
Guy: You've heard of elf on the shelf, now get ready for..
*a picture of Shrek on a deck*
Guy 2: that's clever
*a picture of Shrek on a deck*
Guy 2: that's clever
by extreme coughing November 16, 2018
Whatever orifice you settle on after seducing someone less that 5 feet tall.
Or all the baggage Peter Dinklage drags into a relationship…
Or any conversation you have with that insufferable man.
“Blah blah blah Randy Newman hurt my feelings blah”
Or all the baggage Peter Dinklage drags into a relationship…
Or any conversation you have with that insufferable man.
“Blah blah blah Randy Newman hurt my feelings blah”
Editor: “Hey did you get that interview with Peter Dinklage Finished?”
“Yeah that little troll droned on for three straight hours about the multi-faceted rolls of little people in cinema…”
“So did you ask him what it was like playing every oompa-loompa”
“Some people have baggage, that elf’s suitcase rolls around with a living room set”
“Yeah that little troll droned on for three straight hours about the multi-faceted rolls of little people in cinema…”
“So did you ask him what it was like playing every oompa-loompa”
“Some people have baggage, that elf’s suitcase rolls around with a living room set”
by Notmattmurphy August 31, 2023
A joke nickname for a girl or boy named Avery. Comes from Avery meaning elf king, and an alternate version of the name Alfred
by hubsta April 07, 2022