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/Sounds like "MEER" (as in "me") + "loh" (as in "loan") + "BLAHN" (as in "blah") + "koh" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

In Spain, something or someone extraordinarily rare, practically one of a kind. The image comes from ornithology: blackbirds are always black, so a white (albino) one is a statistical near-impossibility. Used to describe anything so exceptional it barely exists.

Examples

A man who can both cook and clean is one in a million.

That job offer was an absolute unicorn in this industry.

Regional synonyms

To be scared out of your wits, to experience a sudden and intense fright. Widely used across Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia, this very colloquial phrase captures the kind of panic that makes your heart drop in an instant.