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
Get the Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?mug. by Jezij December 18, 2018
Get the Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?mug. 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
Get the you've heard of elf on the shelf, now get ready formug. by One Hell Of A Butler July 16, 2017
Get the elf frecklemug. Also Elfing.
A predatory sexual tactic used to seduce women by acting like a Christmas loving simpleton.
Generally targets urban professional women returning home for the holidays who are unsatisfied by their career and/or rebounding from a difficult break up.
Characterized by an initial display of childlike intelligence coupled with an inexplicable aptitude for Christmas related activities, followed by the revelation of a tight physique, acts of service for her parents, niece/nephews, the community, or in some cases her own child if Dad is out of the picture. Ultimately culminates in copulation.
A predatory sexual tactic used to seduce women by acting like a Christmas loving simpleton.
Generally targets urban professional women returning home for the holidays who are unsatisfied by their career and/or rebounding from a difficult break up.
Characterized by an initial display of childlike intelligence coupled with an inexplicable aptitude for Christmas related activities, followed by the revelation of a tight physique, acts of service for her parents, niece/nephews, the community, or in some cases her own child if Dad is out of the picture. Ultimately culminates in copulation.
Bro, I totally elfed her…she’s a lawyer in Manhattan but was in town for the holidays. I made cookies with her niece, then I popped my shirt off while fixing her parents busted radiator, we went to pick out a Christmas tree, then we had sex!
by Donlentile March 13, 2025
Get the Elfedmug. person 1: that guy over there is super short and has pointy ears. he looks like an elf
person 2: that's because he's estonian
person 2: that's because he's estonian
by Denmark denier August 7, 2023
Get the Elfmug. ELF or elf - short form/acronym used in text and social media posts to stand in for “ever-living fuck”, an amplification of the more common “af” and “wtf” acronyms. The “af” form can be altered thusly: aelf. The “wtf” like so: wtelf.
What the elf is this??? Why in the elf are there so many definitions for Santorum? That is confusing aelf.
by SpaceProphet January 1, 2018
Get the ELFmug.