Meaning of Han Solo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A proactive, self-reliant, or risk-taking person or creature.
   informal
2. A man whose rebellious or disreputable nature makes him attractive; a bad boy.
   informal

Examples

“I'm as big of a Han Solo as everyone else, but this is where reading the manual comes in handy.”

“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.”

“Swallows are the Han Solos of the bird world. Their movements seem spastic in their capriciousness and perilous in their execution.”

“So was that the problem? Deep down did I prefer the dangerous ones? The Han Solos?”

“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.”

“A skilled raconteur and an unashamed prankster, Feynman was the Han Solo of physics.”

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