Painterly scoop of chocolate ice cream with pale chunks melting on a black plate.

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Xander

I happen to be very biteable, pal. I'm moist, and delicious.

— Buffy the Vampire Slayer ‧ 1997

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker boasts of being easy and pleasant to bite, borrowing the language of appetising food to describe themselves. “Pal” gives the claim a cheeky edge. The absurd self-promotion turns qualities that might seem like vulnerabilities into something to advertise with confidence.

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