dagger_grrl's definitions

mourn

to actively express and work through one's grief through emotional and/or social outlets or cues.

forms of mourning include donning specific clothing, cutting one's hair, weeping, and attending religious services.

by dagger_grrl March 15, 2004

hep

old timey black-american slang meaning hip, cool. used alot by cab calloway as in "are you hep to the jive?". i have that CD, by the way.

by dagger_grrl November 1, 2003

Andro

abb. of androgynous. having characteristics of both masculine and feminine gender ideals (being some where in the middle or outside the male-female polarity model). andro can refer to clothes, appearence, attitude, style, or self-identification.

many pop musicians in the 70's and 80's cultivated an andro look, e.g. mick jagger, david bowie, annie lennox, prince, and boy george, to name a few.

by dagger_grrl September 12, 2003

compadre

originally meant to "co-parent". a term used in antiquity to detote two men who had taken an oath of friendship or blood-brotherood before the Church. later, such relationships and ceremonies were known as becoming "siblings before God", and still later compadre became synonymous with the role of godparents or baptismal sponsors.

by dagger_grrl November 1, 2003

creole

a person or persons of varied afro-anglo-french-spanish ancestry residing in louisiana.

the art, food, language, music, and history of creole people.

french/spanish language and culture unique to louisiana.

from the spanish criollo, meaning 'a local'.

creole music rocks.

by dagger_grrl March 14, 2004

country

a genre of american music developed in the southern united states, with its roots in english and irish folk tunes, african-american blues stylings, and gospel. usually incorporates quavering vocals, fiddles, guitars, and southern accents. used to be decent(think patsy cline, loretta lynn) has now generally deteriorated into radio-friendly, predictable, over-done, poorly rhymed little ditties that all sound alike.

i love my patsy, but who in sam hill is this tim mcgraw guy?

by dagger_grrl March 17, 2004

pariah

an individual who is socially outcaste from the mainstream, or one who feels as though he is.

a peerless, shunned, or lonely human being.

i felt like a total pariah in junior high... i didn't really fit in anywhere.

by dagger_grrl February 14, 2004