dagger_grrl's definitions

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

Nasdijj

Navajo writer, artist, photographer, activist, and story-weaver. born in the south west in 1950, he is the author of countless books, many still unpublished.

i'd really like to meet him some day....

by dagger_grrl December 14, 2004

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

bi-curious

one who is interested in bisexuality as a potential life style or self-ID. one who wishes to explore their capacity for a bisexual or same-sex relationship.

maria had been married and dated men, but after meeting denise she became more bi-curious.

by dagger_grrl October 11, 2003

hoo ha

what al pacino kept saying every five seconds in "scent of a woman".

by dagger_grrl November 1, 2003

womyn

the feminist/lesbian spelling of "woman". also has political implications. not all feminists/lesbians use or even like this term, but it's been claimed as a subtle empowerment thing by both groups in general.

janice has karate lessons at the womyn's center on campus.

by dagger_grrl October 12, 2003