13 definitions by skyblack
1) a male whose balls have been removed, either for government service (such as in ancient Africa and Rome) or, if the castration takes place before puburty, to prevent the voice from breaking (Italian opera's male sopranos of the 17th thru 19th centuries). In the present day, this sort of eunuch may result from testicular cancer.
2) a male whose entire genitalia is removed. Done as punishment in Ancient Rome, and to qualify for royal government service in China as recently as the 20th century. Also, the hijdra, a caste of Indian transexuals, practice this complete castration.
3) though rarely applied in this context, may also be a male with a single testicle amputated. A modern example would be Tom Green, who broadcast the operation on MTV and then went on to bang Drew Barrymore.
Not to be confused with Unix, a computer operating system believed to be superior to more mainstream options like Windows and Mac.
2) a male whose entire genitalia is removed. Done as punishment in Ancient Rome, and to qualify for royal government service in China as recently as the 20th century. Also, the hijdra, a caste of Indian transexuals, practice this complete castration.
3) though rarely applied in this context, may also be a male with a single testicle amputated. A modern example would be Tom Green, who broadcast the operation on MTV and then went on to bang Drew Barrymore.
Not to be confused with Unix, a computer operating system believed to be superior to more mainstream options like Windows and Mac.
by skyblack March 22, 2004
Am I the only one who thinks that all thin, long-limbed, and androgenous anime boys look like castrati?
by skyblack December 21, 2004
A Dilbert comic strip...
The Boss: "My boss says we need some eunuch programmers."
Dilbert says: "I think he means Unix, not eunuchs. And I already know Unix."
The Boss: "If the company nurse drops by, tell her I said 'never mind.'"
The Boss: "My boss says we need some eunuch programmers."
Dilbert says: "I think he means Unix, not eunuchs. And I already know Unix."
The Boss: "If the company nurse drops by, tell her I said 'never mind.'"
by skyblack June 13, 2004
by skyblack June 13, 2004
A Gentile girl or woman, especially one who has attracted a Jewish man. The term derives from the Hebrew word "sheketz", meaning the flesh of an animal deemed taboo by the Torah. Since a Jewish man marrying a non-Jewish woman is taboo also, this word applies to her.
Traditionally this is a derogatory term, though in modern times it has also been used more light-heartedly. For example, Seinfeld once did an episode about Elaine's "shiksa appeal".
The ideal shiksa is a blonde WASP who look like the opposite of a stereotypical Jew, but in reality, many shiksas are brunettes who might pass for Jewish themselves.
Traditionally this is a derogatory term, though in modern times it has also been used more light-heartedly. For example, Seinfeld once did an episode about Elaine's "shiksa appeal".
The ideal shiksa is a blonde WASP who look like the opposite of a stereotypical Jew, but in reality, many shiksas are brunettes who might pass for Jewish themselves.
by skyblack March 23, 2005
"And by the way, could we stop with the Hussein-Hitler analogies? Saddam Hussein is Hitler like Oasis was the Beatles. Everyone rushes into a comparison with the giants in the industry, be it pure evil or the music business - not that those are two different things." -- Bill Maher
by skyblack November 27, 2004