MEME REFERENCE
pennywise in sewer
Use when a suspicious stranger offers an appealing promise to lure someone in
- What it expresses
- A person is tempted by a seemingly good offer that leads to danger
- Example
- An unknown recruiter promises effortless riches but refuses to name the company, and your friend replies with Pennywise offering the bait.
- When not to use it
- A trusted colleague makes a transparent offer with verifiable terms; suspicion needs more than simple attractiveness.