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Han Solo

Han Solo noun: a proactive, self-reliant, or risk-taking person or creature.

Noun

Han Solo (plural Han Solos)

  1. (informal) A proactive, self-reliant, or risk-taking person or creature.
    • I'm as big of a Han Solo as everyone else, but this is where reading the manual comes in handy.2004, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks, page 168
    • 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.2012, Steve McKnight, From 0 to 260+ Properties in 7 Years, unnumbered page
  2. (informal) A man whose rebellious or disreputable nature makes him attractive; a bad boy.
    • So was that the problem? Deep down did I prefer the dangerous ones? The Han Solos?2011, Vanda Symon, Containment, page 168
    • 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.2012, Leslie Kelly, Here Comes Trouble, unnumbered page

Examples of Han Solo in a sentence

  • Swallows are the Han Solos of the bird world.2020, Jim Ruland, "Dreaming Underwater, Part Two: Incidents of Travel in Yucátan, Volume 666", Razorcake, December 2019 - January 2020...
  • A skilled raconteur and an unashamed prankster, Feynman was the Han Solo of physics.2019, Tim James, Fundamental: How Quantum and Particle Physics Explain Absolutely Everything (Except Gravity), unnumbered page

Forms of Han Solo

pluralHan Solos

Origin of Han Solo

From a reference to the Star Wars character Han Solo.

Words formed from Han Solo

Questions about Han Solo

What does Han Solo mean?
Han Solo means a proactive, self-reliant, or risk-taking person or creature.
How do you use Han Solo in a sentence?
Swallows are the Han Solos of the bird world.
What part of speech is Han Solo?
Han Solo is a noun.
What is the plural of Han Solo?
The plural of Han Solo is Han Solos.

Words near Han Solo in the dictionary

  1. Han characters
  2. Han Chinese
  3. Han Dynasty
  4. Han purple
  5. Han River
  6. Han Solo
  7. Han Solos
  8. Han unification
  9. Han'airike
  10. Han'dahaa
  11. Han'daidhoo

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