A man of noble rank in a monarchy. Historically, lords governed land for the king under the feudal system, and thus served to provide for the people. Now, the title is just ceremonial, a figurehead.
All the same, "lord" (or "lady") can refer to somebody who is very skilled at something.
The female counterpart of a lord is a lady, being either the wife of a lord or a woman who holds the position of a lord in her own right.
All the same, "lord" (or "lady") can refer to somebody who is very skilled at something.
The female counterpart of a lord is a lady, being either the wife of a lord or a woman who holds the position of a lord in her own right.
In other European languages, the equivalent to "lord" is used as the form of address for men; Dominus, Signore, Señor, Monsieur, Herr, etc.
by Lorelili May 17, 2007
A more polite way of saying "slut"; remember that a whore gets paid while a slut does the same work for free.
From SNL parody of Girls:
Jessa: I had sex with a cab driver, alright? It's called being free.
Blerta: You are prostitute?
Jessa: No, it's not prostitution if you don't get paid.
Blerta: You are UNPAID prostitute?!? You are lower than dog!
Jessa: I had sex with a cab driver, alright? It's called being free.
Blerta: You are prostitute?
Jessa: No, it's not prostitution if you don't get paid.
Blerta: You are UNPAID prostitute?!? You are lower than dog!
by Lorelili December 18, 2013
The woman who gave birth to you and raised you.
Some mothers are known for embarrassing their children... or being cruel to them Joan Crawford was among the most prominent of this type, if not the worst.
Still others are wonderful, loving, devoted women. Mine is one of them.
Pet names for her would be "mom", "mommy", "mama", or similar names.
Some mothers are known for embarrassing their children... or being cruel to them Joan Crawford was among the most prominent of this type, if not the worst.
Still others are wonderful, loving, devoted women. Mine is one of them.
Pet names for her would be "mom", "mommy", "mama", or similar names.
by Lorelili March 03, 2005
A South American country with a surprisingly tiny number of pure Native American people and mestizos. Known for its large Spanish and Italian population, its warm people, and also for its current economic depression and several corrupt leaders.
"Don't cry for me, Argentina...
the truth is I never left you,
all through my wild days,
my mad existance,
I kept my promise-
don't keep your distance..."
-From Andrew Lloyd-Webber's musical, "Evita".
A country that shouldn't cry for Eva Peron (despite that the historical Eva never said that).
the truth is I never left you,
all through my wild days,
my mad existance,
I kept my promise-
don't keep your distance..."
-From Andrew Lloyd-Webber's musical, "Evita".
A country that shouldn't cry for Eva Peron (despite that the historical Eva never said that).
by Lorelili February 09, 2007
A stock character in opera, theater, and literature. She is a girl or young woman who is endearingly wholesome and innocent. Very similar to the girl next door.
She is generally portrayed as sweet, gentle, virtuous, beautiful, demure, with the wide-eyed innocence of a child and she is very often naive. She is often the victim of the libertine, whom she may have mistaken for the hero. Often she still lives with her parents, owing to her youth and naivete.
She is usually the foil for the dangerously seductive femme fatale.
She is often involved in a romantic subplot, usually with the boy next door and the romance is typically innocent and chaste.
The ingenue is typically played by a lyric soprano in opera and musicals.
She is generally portrayed as sweet, gentle, virtuous, beautiful, demure, with the wide-eyed innocence of a child and she is very often naive. She is often the victim of the libertine, whom she may have mistaken for the hero. Often she still lives with her parents, owing to her youth and naivete.
She is usually the foil for the dangerously seductive femme fatale.
She is often involved in a romantic subplot, usually with the boy next door and the romance is typically innocent and chaste.
The ingenue is typically played by a lyric soprano in opera and musicals.
The ingenue includes the following characters:
Joanna in Sweeney Todd
Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz
Giselle in Enchanted
Pollyanna
Snow White
Rapunzel
Cosette in Les Miserables
Sandy in Grease
Maria in West Side Story
Christine in Phantom of the Opera
Ophelia in Hamlet
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
Ariel in The Little Mermaid
Belle in Beauty and the Beast
Penny in Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Mimi in La Boheme
Tatiana in Eugene Onegin
Joanna in Sweeney Todd
Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz
Giselle in Enchanted
Pollyanna
Snow White
Rapunzel
Cosette in Les Miserables
Sandy in Grease
Maria in West Side Story
Christine in Phantom of the Opera
Ophelia in Hamlet
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
Ariel in The Little Mermaid
Belle in Beauty and the Beast
Penny in Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Mimi in La Boheme
Tatiana in Eugene Onegin
by Lorelili July 07, 2011
Obsolete: To call out, to scream.
Nowadays: To weep, to shed tears, most often from emotional distress.
Nowadays: To weep, to shed tears, most often from emotional distress.
I cried for several hours for my first boyfriend, terrified that his father would kick him out when he found out about us.
At the Rio Grande, on nights with a full moon, La Llorona can be heard crying by the river, searching for her lost children, in some tales drowning any (child) that she mistakes as one of her own.
At the Rio Grande, on nights with a full moon, La Llorona can be heard crying by the river, searching for her lost children, in some tales drowning any (child) that she mistakes as one of her own.
by Lorelili January 13, 2006
An updated version of the twinkie defense.
When the suspect in a criminal case uses the accusation that a close friend or relative violated them or fondled them as part of their defense, typically as a way to avoid taking responsibility for what they did. Most notably used in the Casey Anthony and Diane Downs cases, in which young mothers who killed their children accused their fathers of touching them inappropriately (even though this was irrelevant to the cases at hand and most likely completely false, as both women are pathological liars).
When the suspect in a criminal case uses the accusation that a close friend or relative violated them or fondled them as part of their defense, typically as a way to avoid taking responsibility for what they did. Most notably used in the Casey Anthony and Diane Downs cases, in which young mothers who killed their children accused their fathers of touching them inappropriately (even though this was irrelevant to the cases at hand and most likely completely false, as both women are pathological liars).
The intent of the molestation defense is to pander to the sympathy of jurors and media, to distract from the point of the case, and to escape taking responsibility.
Most of the time, the molestation defense is a cheap defense and a way for the suspect to excuse their crime; most victims of rape or incest do not kill, rape, steal, or commit other crimes, which should make anybody following a serious criminal case very wary about such accusations.
Casey Anthony, for one, has proven herself a sociopath by how willing that she is to accuse her father of a serious offense to save her own arse; this from the same woman who partied and whored it up in the month before her daughter was found.
Most of the time, the molestation defense is a cheap defense and a way for the suspect to excuse their crime; most victims of rape or incest do not kill, rape, steal, or commit other crimes, which should make anybody following a serious criminal case very wary about such accusations.
Casey Anthony, for one, has proven herself a sociopath by how willing that she is to accuse her father of a serious offense to save her own arse; this from the same woman who partied and whored it up in the month before her daughter was found.
by Lorelili August 03, 2011