What is Pickled Mermaid?
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A lifelike miniature model of a mermaid floating in a sealed jar, meant as an amusing toy or circus attraction, to create the illusion that a real mermaid has been captured. It is primarily an anachronism dating from early European colonialism and its sea-spanning knick-knack industries, and has since acquired vaguely occult connotations.
Sometimes the phrase is borrowed by clever marketers, such as for items in restaurant menus.
Robert loved the museum: the frail mummies and immense sarcophagi; the stuffed platypus and pickled mermaid; the wall bristling with elephant tusks and moose antlers and unicorn horns. -- "Stories of Your Life and Others" by Ted Chiang
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a word that is said to express anger
"Japplesticks, I forgot to do my homework!"
See damn, hell, crap, shoot, fudge, dangit..
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the female organ of a rodent
I cant believe you perfer varmint poontang over the REAL DEAL!!!
See wu-tang, whisker biscuit..
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The unfortunate condition wherein a young girl (or boy) is forced to go without panties due to dire financial circumstances.
Poor Penne..
