Han Solo

Han solo English Etymology From a reference to the Star Wars character Han Solo. Pronunciation en en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Han Solo.wav US Noun en informal A proactive, self-reliant, or risk-taking person or creature. en 2004 Simon Carless Gaming Hacks 168 I'm as big of a Han Solo as everyone else, but this is where reading the manual comes in handy. en 2012 Steve McKnight From 0 to 260+ Properties in 7 Years https://www.google.com/books/edition/From_0_to_260+_Properties_in_7_Years/hFtJEnKOs_EC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22property+Han+Solos%22 unnumbered I make this point as I see quite a number of eager investors trying to be property Han Solos — that is, trying to do everything themselves. 2020, Jim Ruland, "Dreaming Underwater, Part Two: Incidents of Travel in Yucátan, Volume 666", Razorcake, December 2019 - January 2020, page 8: Swallows are the Han Solos of the bird world. Their movements seem spastic in their capriciousness and perilous in their execution. en en informal A man whose rebellious or disreputable nature makes him attractive; a bad boy. en 2011 Vanda Symon Containment https://www.google.com/books/edition/Containment/qJd3KOt2ksoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22+Han+Solos%22&pg=PA168 168 So was that the problem? Deep down did I prefer the dangerous ones? The Han Solos? en 2012 Leslie Kelly Here Comes Trouble https://www.google.com/books/edition/Here_Comes_Trouble/kRg-bfTUYi8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22+Han+Solos%22&pg=PT30 unnumbered Even at age eight the middle Taylor son had understood the appeal of the bad-boy. Let Luke Skywalker get the glory—the Han Solos of the world were the ones who got the girl. 2019, Tim James, Fundamental: How Quantum and Particle Physics Explain Absolutely Everything (Except Gravity), unnumbered page: A skilled raconteur and an unashamed prankster, Feynman was the Han Solo of physics. Derived terms Han solo species en Hand Solo en terms derived from Star Wars en Fictional characters