unicorn
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A mythical horse-like creature with a horn on the forehead.
2. Something or someone rare or unusual
highly desirable but hard or impossible to find.
3. A startup valued at one billion dollars or more.
💬 Usage Examples
“The network president, Tina Perry, called the show ‘a unicorn in the TV universe’.” Leigh-Ann Jackson; ‘Black Love’ Keeps It Simple: Honesty, not Antics; The New York Times; Sep 3, 2020. “‘Yes, we are looking for companies that could be unicorns but we’re not focused on that as the sole outcome,’ says Casey.” Marie Boran; Is Ireland too Risk Averse to Produce Its Own Unicorns?; Irish Times (Dublin); Aug 30, 2018.