by John February 08, 2005
The root of the word is "overseer." It refers to a Bishop. It also refers to the Christian denomination, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, which is part of the worldwide Anglican Church with its origins in the Church of England. (In Canada, it is the Anglican Church, in England it is the Church of England, in Scottland it is the Episcopal Church.) It began when Henry VIII broke off the church in England with the Roman Catholic Church (the Pope in Rome) and declared that the Church of England would be ruled from England, not Rome.
In the Episcopal Church in the Uniteed States, there is a structure of oversight which includes bishops with episcopal oversight over dioceses. Unlike the Anglican Church in other countries, Bishops are elected by conventions in each diocese with representation from clergy and laity.
by John March 03, 2005
by John June 11, 2003
Used by Bugs Bunny and other 40's people to mean mac or bud. Short for both bubba and bubke or bubbe with both Yiddish and Southern roots. My stepmother's dad called me this all throughout the 60's and 70's so I revived it in the 80's.
by John January 10, 2004
Any past contestants of Queer Eye For The Straight Guy
by John November 12, 2003
n. a male that is straight (heterosexual) but appreciates the gay culture and gets in touch with his feminene side. (metro, metrosexuality)
by John November 01, 2003