Gift vapour (n.)
An invisible aura of goodwill and friendship that
surrounds gifts, presents, cards, and—more controversially—the
ideas
of those things, that gives rise to the saying ‘It's the thought that
counts’.
The existence of gift vapour is a hotly debated
topic amongst quantum cosmologists as it is thought that this might be the
source of the missing mass of the universe. This was previously thought to
reside in a mysterious substance known as ‘dark matter’, but that
was later found to have been made up by a mischievous PhD student as a
joke.
The term ‘gift vapour’ may also be used euphemistically as in the following exchange:
“What are you getting Bill for his 45th?”
“Well, he didn't get me anything for my birthday, so I think I'll be giving him gift vapour this year.”
“Oh, that's nice.”
The term ‘gift vapour’ may also be used euphemistically as in the following exchange:
“What are you getting Bill for his 45th?”
“Well, he didn't get me anything for my birthday, so I think I'll be giving him gift vapour this year.”
“Oh, that's nice.”
Posted on Wednesday - May 18, 2005 at 02:52 PM
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