Term: Thumbelina complex
**This one I had some help on from a friend we'll call Summer Home (she's from California...she lives with her parents).**
Definition: A colloquial term describing an alleged type of inferiority complex which is said specifically to affect physically short, usually single women, making them strangely hostile to members of both sexes. In short (ho hum, what a pun), a very short girl with a persistent bad attitude probably suffers from Thumbelina complex. Named in honor of the small, adorable yet unfortunately beleaguered heroine of the Hans Christian Anderson children's story, Thumbelina.
Usage 1: Her flatmate has the worst Thumbelina Complex. [implies the girl is hostile and short]
Usage 2: Don't get on her bad side; she's a bit of a Thumbelina. [implies the girl might shank you, albeit in the leg]
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Haha, oh man, this is great.
I'm also continually amused by the unusual nicknames/place names.
Thumbelinas have got to cool it.
By "unusual nicknames/place names," I meant yours--like Summer Home.
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