purple squirrel
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purple squirrel
noun purple squirrels
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A job applicant who perfectly fits a laundry list of requirements, against long odds of finding such a person.
Once you have your job description, take some time to test it against reality. How many purple squirrels are actually out there?
Similar: unicorn, unicorn candidate
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title = {purple squirrel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/purple%20squirrel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
