A fork of Rural Dictionary
A phrase meaning one or many are superficial or deceitful of their own characters, especially those who are rich or pretend they are better than others.
On Bravo's Real Housewives of Washington, D.C., Housewife, Catherine "Cat" Ommanney coined this phrase when addressing another Housewife, Michaele Salahi, and her husband, Tareq Salahi, during a confrontation at Housewife, Stacy Scott Turner's and her husband, Jason Turner's, home.
Stacy: "Are you still upset about what happened?"
Cat: "They're ruining other people's lives, you know. It's madness. They're 'plastic, not fantastic.'"
Back in the eighties and nineties, the phrase plastic-fantastic was coined to describe a cheap item that more than often broke when you started using it because the early day plastic was so brittle.
Oh, my brand new thermos just cracked. Plastic-fantastic (said ironically)
Looking good after having plastic surgery (especially breast augmentation).
She's plastic fantastic with her new boobs.
(Noun/Adjective) The rapid, inorganic, contextless, design of urban space in the 21st century - with complete disregard for the social, political, & environmental impacts of such hyper-growth.
Did u just build that 120-floor underwater skyscraper in 2 months? That's so Plastic-Fantastic!
A Credit Card.
Alice: Are you sure you can afford to pay the bill for a meal in such a swanky restaurant?
Bob: Don't worry baby - I'll just put it on my plastic fantastic!
someone who is talented or skilled and putting condoms on to the penis of their partner / boyfriend / fuck buddy
you're plastic fantastic babe
A Television; the title of song by Jefferson Airplane thats about the love of your television.
"I don't need a real lover, my television is my plastic fantastic lover."
Lyrics: "Her neon mouth with the blinking soft smile
Is nothing but an electric sign"