tall dark stranger
Brooding unknown arrival
A tall dark stranger is a mysterious, romantically appealing man, typically one who hasn't yet appeared in someone's life.
The phrase comes from fortune-telling clichés—palm readers and carnival psychics promising that a tall dark stranger will enter your life.
It now functions as shorthand for romantic fantasy or as gentle mockery of such predictions.
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- shadowyObscured by darkness
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- handsomeAttractive in appearance
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
man of mystery · silhouette · trenchcoat · fedora · noir · drifter · romantic · aloof · lonesome · rugged · intrigue · dangerous · unknown · out of nowhere · wanderer · moonlit · suitor · fortune
- HogmanayAuld Lang Syne, shortbread, bagpipes, ceilidh, door opening
tall dark strangerold friend
Long-established companion
familiar face · longtime companion · childhood sweetheart · known quantity · trusted confidant
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