Grey Swan

A large scale impactful event that, with first order second order effects, impacts over a billion people in surprising ways. Though the event is surprising, it has actually been predicted or was likely to happen based on people that call themselves futurists and economists arguing both sides of every argument. Gray swans by default tend to be negative. Covid-19 was a graceful event has defined by the The Grey Swan Guild, a global think tank that studies these types of occurrences along with Grey Rhinos, Green Swans, White Alligator, and Black Jellyfish.

ROB: I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WAS A "GREY SWAN". NO ONE EXPECTED THAT ROCKET TO CRASH INTO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

SEAN: Stop shouting and think. According to my quick research on perplexity and our website Prediction Market.. there was a 5% chance that one of the rockets or shuttles would crash into the ISS it's just a matter of gravity. Those are actually pretty good odds I can't believe it wasn't more defense on the ISS!

by robtyrie March 29, 2024

you swan, he frog

a Chinese phrase whose full version is "you pretty, he ugly. you swan, he frog." The phrase is used to comfort a girl who broke up with her boyfriend. The phrase is originally expressed as "she swan, you frog", which is formally translated as "the toad on the ground wants to eat the swan in the sky", referring to a man's impratical ideal of dating or marring a woman. "Swan" is usually considered as a metaphor for beautiful women, while "frog" is an informal substitution for toad, which is usually considered as a metaphor for ugly men. The phrase is usually used ironicly to critize one's dream of falling in a romantic relationship with others.

"I broke up with my bf!"
-"Come on! you swan, he frog."
"I want to marry Zhou huimin!"
-"You idoit. she swan, you frog."

by lyccccc June 17, 2025

Swan dive

To quickly duck out of a situation or place for a brief refreshment without being noticed by local authorities

Oi Robbie, swan dive?

by zigmanfroid February 8, 2019

Swanning

The act of exhibiting behaviors that are heavily associated with swans

Six swans a swanning
"12 days of Christmas"

by Swanwhisperer December 17, 2024

Broken swan

Special agents who are emotionally unavailable or otherwise broken from years of military service, divorce and/or estranged children

Mr. White’s eyes are entralling; However, behind that enthralling sight, there is a broken swan—it

will destroy my ingenuity.

by Casiopea April 19, 2019

dutch swan

Having someone complete the act of masturbation by pulling up and down on the forearm whith one leg up, while the male holds his own penis(reach around leg for better results).

Mustang and Sally try dutch swan because why not!?

by Dreamscrusher November 1, 2017

swan dive

what bakugo wanted deku to take off the roof of the building

“Why don’t you just take a swan dive off the roof of the building?

by scifiny July 26, 2023