She's a monet?

[keannu]

If someone is attractive enough from a far distance, but nasty up close, do you say "She is a monet"? I read it's from Alicia Sylverstone's movie, but is it common?

 

[konungursvia]

I would read "she's a Monet" without the negative connotation, though the speaker may or may not have meant it that way. Monet is exquisite, to me.

 

[5jj]

If someone is attractive enough from a far distance, but nasty up close, do you say "She is a [STRIKE]m[/STRIKE] Monet"? I read it's from Alicia Sylverstone's movie, but is it common?

No.

 

[birdeen's call]

I've never heard it and I don't think it's a great metonymy. Monet's paintings look more or less usual when you look at them from a distance, but get blurry when you look at them up close. It's not the first time I encounter this kind of equating of blurriness and ugliness, but I don't really get it.

 

[konungursvia]

I've never heard it and I don't think it's a great metonymy. Monet's paintings look more or less usual when you look at them from a distance, but get blurry when you look at them up close. It's not the first time I encounter this kind of equating of blurriness and ugliness, but I don't really get it.

But it does remind me of our local expression for women with fantastic bodies but mediocre physiognomies: she's a butterface, because you love everything but 'er face.

 

[5jj]

But it does remind me of our local expression for women with fantastic bodies but mediocre physiognomies: she's a butterface, because you love everything but 'er face.

Careful. The PC brigade are going to be out in force soon.

 

[konungursvia]

Careful. The PC brigade are going to be out in force soon.

If they object I'll just quote "Cosmo".

 

[Tdol]

But it does remind me of our local expression for women with fantastic bodies but mediocre physiognomies: she's a butterface, because you love everything but 'er face.

We have that too. A few years ago bobfoc was doing the rounds (body off Baywatch, face off Crimewatch)

 

[Rover_KE]

If someone is attractive enough from a far distance, but nasty up close, do you say "She is a monet"? I read it's from Alicia Sylverstone's movie, but is it common?

It just means that like Impressionist paintings, she looks better from a distance.

And it's not common.

Rover