underpants gnome
Someone who makes incomplete plans with missing stepsSomeone who makes incomplete plans with missing steps; someone who plans unsuccessfully.
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, slang)Someone who makes incomplete plans with missing steps; someone who plans unsuccessfully.
(attributive, derogatory, slang)A plan with missing steps; an incomplete plan.
Origin
Named for the Underpants Gnomes, characters in the South Park episode “Gnomes” (1998) whoNamed for the Underpants Gnomes, characters in the South Park episode “Gnomes” (1998) who stole underpants from children as part of a plan to make a profit, but their plan lacked the means by which that profit was to be made.
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Forms
plural: underpants gnomes| Singular | underpants gnome |
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See also
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