Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?

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.

*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*

by RC Michaels December 21, 2010

Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?

The best way to answer the phone, from the Christmas movie Elf

I got a scam call so I answered the phone with "Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?"

by Jezij December 18, 2018

you've heard of elf on the shelf, now get ready for

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

by extreme coughing November 16, 2018

Elf

Elderly little fuck

Person A : Man my grandma is soo annoying

Person B : Yea she's a elf !

by Edo.MXS October 20, 2021

Elf rod

A rod you use to stick up some ones but

Sonny go get the elf rod so we can shove it up ur mother’s ass

by Drogon are da best November 26, 2020

Elf

A Chinese midget that is forced to work with a fat fuck in his factory to make toys and other shenanigans.

-yo dude look at the elf
-awesome, I wonder if it will give me a Huawei for Christmas

by juggingrootsyeehaw12 October 15, 2023

Elf pubes

The hairy green seaweeds that float in the ocean water are actually elf pubes. When the eldest elf dies in the village their pubes must be shaved because the hairs contain special powers which mustn’t be used for evil and only for good.

Look out it’s elf pubes in the water don’t touch them!

by The little dingler man July 23, 2023