dagger_grrl's definitions

Dykes To Watch Out For

the long running, brilliant, faithfully followed comic written and drawn by Alison Bechdel. chronicles everyday struggles with domesticity, monogamy, parenthood, dating, sex, friendship and politics from the perspective of a growing circle of lesbian, gay, queer and straight characters.

the DTWOF website has yet to create a character profile page......

by dagger_grrl February 16, 2004

Edward Gorey

1925-2000

an aloof, eccentric, absurdly talented author and illustrator well known for his illustrated stories, many of which are unplaceably illboding or passively macabre, in tone or outright. his characters seemed to be placed in another time, from 1900 through 1930 perhaps, and there was something in his art and humor that caused many fans to initially mistake him for either English or dead. his style of drawing varied considerably from book to book, some illustations impossibly detailed and dark (The West Wing), others less so (The Eclectic Abecedarium). he lived in New York City for a while, and then on Cape Cod.

The Ghastlycrumb Tinies, an alphabet of dead children, may be his best known book.

by dagger_grrl June 2, 2004

lesbian

a woman whose emotional, romantic, and sexual energies are geared towards other women.

janet is writing abook about the history of female same-sex attraction.

by dagger_grrl March 17, 2004

long time companion

a sometimes euphemistic term used to describe one of two people of the same sex who are in a commited, longterm, co-habitational relationship, and who are often presumed to be lovers.

myrtle and her long time companion, susan, retired together on Cape Cod last year.

by dagger_grrl October 2, 2004

spikey

affectionate nickname for a girl or young woman with short, spikey hair usually in crew-cut form.

hey spikey! just get a hair cut?

by dagger_grrl February 14, 2004

Shway

slang expresion, presumably abb. form of "that's way ____". means cool, neat, ok, can also be used as a confirmative interjection as in:
"hey, i bought that new PC game today"
"shway"

"i think my mom's boyfriend is beating her up..."
"shway"
"you're not listening to me, are you?"

by dagger_grrl November 1, 2003

closeted

to be a gay, lesbian, bi or queer person who hides their true sexual orientation from the public and those around them. often for fear of persecution, rejection, others' reactions, but not always for negative reasons. some would just as soon not come out or see no reason to.

jerry's gay, but he stays closeted to avoid losing his teaching job.

by dagger_grrl October 11, 2003