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!
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
Get the Grey Swanmug. 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."
-"Come on! you swan, he frog."
"I want to marry Zhou huimin!"
-"You idoit. she swan, you frog."
by lyccccc June 17, 2025
Get the you swan, he frogmug. by colleg October 27, 2018
Get the Swan Divemug. SWAN is short for a Swole Warrior of American Ninjas and is sometimes referred to as a "Swole Daddy Swan."
by comma_can_see_you April 6, 2021
Get the SWANmug. To quickly duck out of a situation or place for a brief refreshment without being noticed by local authorities
by zigmanfroid February 8, 2019
Get the Swan divemug. the act of killing one's opponent by shrapnel; NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH A SWAN. see swan for a direct swan.
by Anonymous July 20, 2003
Get the indirect swanmug. A hater.
Someone who hates on others.
Anyone who is more worried about other persons actions than their own.
A man or woman who stares at you while judging you.
"What are you looking at swan?" Adam Sandler in Billy Madison.
Someone who hates on others.
Anyone who is more worried about other persons actions than their own.
A man or woman who stares at you while judging you.
"What are you looking at swan?" Adam Sandler in Billy Madison.
by Lee Lee B January 20, 2018
Get the Swanmug.