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1) sly, crafty, tricky, clever in secret or underhanded dealings.
2) artful, skillful, wily, streetwise
3) cute, appealing (in very rare usage)
1) sly, crafty, tricky, clever in secret or underhanded dealings.
2) artful, skillful, wily, streetwise
3) cute, appealing (in very rare usage)
The con man gloated as the train carried him off. He had cunningly swindled another town into investing in a technology that didn't even exist. He really was a cunning linguist and it helped him to escape capture.
by Lorelili July 28, 2011
Get the cunning mug.A (traditionally) masculine man or woman, and especially a masculine lesbian. Often the "dominant" partner in a lesbian relationship, and especially of a butch/femme lesbian relationship.
Dressing masculinely does not make a woman into a lesbian, contrary to popular belief; it's usually more convenient.
Acting masculinely only means that's the gender role that the person identifies with; it has nothing to do with their sexual life. A highly masculine man could be gay for all we know and a very feminine man could be straight for all we know, and both of these cases are frequent.
Dressing masculinely does not make a woman into a lesbian, contrary to popular belief; it's usually more convenient.
Acting masculinely only means that's the gender role that the person identifies with; it has nothing to do with their sexual life. A highly masculine man could be gay for all we know and a very feminine man could be straight for all we know, and both of these cases are frequent.
Long, frilly dresses? Hair swept into a bun? Makeup? Silks and satins? Sweet, shy disposition? Definitely a femme.
Short hair? Denim? Leather jacket? Nose piercings? Motorcycles? Suits and ties? Loud and aggressive? How could that be more butch?
Short hair? Denim? Leather jacket? Nose piercings? Motorcycles? Suits and ties? Loud and aggressive? How could that be more butch?
by Lorelili February 22, 2005
Get the butch mug.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
Get the cry mug.1. A dog, a female dog.
2. A mean, unbearable female. May or may not sleep around. Can now be applied to gay men or to anybody who is nasty or unpleasant.
3. To gripe, complain, and whine about something.
4. A person in a submissive position.
2. A mean, unbearable female. May or may not sleep around. Can now be applied to gay men or to anybody who is nasty or unpleasant.
3. To gripe, complain, and whine about something.
4. A person in a submissive position.
"Yep, that's one fine-lookin' bitch."
"How about we sing "Ann Coulter is a Stupid Bitch," in D minor?"
"Naomi wanted her sister Nikki married off right away because she saw Nikki looking at her husband? Can't she see that Nikki looks at any man like that?! She's a cur-bitch in heat!"
"Will you stop bitching about how you didn't get that iPod?! It's a music-player; it's a thing!"
"I've wanted so long to be your bitch!"
"How about we sing "Ann Coulter is a Stupid Bitch," in D minor?"
"Naomi wanted her sister Nikki married off right away because she saw Nikki looking at her husband? Can't she see that Nikki looks at any man like that?! She's a cur-bitch in heat!"
"Will you stop bitching about how you didn't get that iPod?! It's a music-player; it's a thing!"
"I've wanted so long to be your bitch!"
by Lorelili January 13, 2008
Get the bitch mug.The low female singing voice in opera, choir, and non, classical music (the alto part in choir is sung by contraltos and mezzo-sopranos with strong low notes). The contralto has a range from F3 (below middle C) to G5 (the second G over middle C). This deep, dark female voice is the rarest female voice and they are known to sound almost like men on their lowest notes.
Sitting between mezzo sopranos and tenors, contraltos have relatively few roles in opera as little has been written specifically for them and what roles they have are usually that of maidservants, mothers, grandmothers, and friends of the heroine, but they occasionally get hardy roles, notably witches and goddesses. They also play roles originally meant for castratos (when mezzo-sopranos, countertenors, tenors, and baritones don't take them).
A number of pop singers and Broadway performers are contraltos, although they are not farther distinguished as they would be in opera. Examples include Fiona Apple, Cher, Toni Braxton, Etta James, Sarah Vaughn, Alicia Keyes, Diana Krall, Lisa Gerrard, Amy MacDonald, Yulia MacLean, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Reba MacIntire, Stevie Nicks, Katy Perry, Carly Simon, Ana Carolina, Emily Haines, Judy Garland, Chaka Khan, and Annie Lennox.
Sitting between mezzo sopranos and tenors, contraltos have relatively few roles in opera as little has been written specifically for them and what roles they have are usually that of maidservants, mothers, grandmothers, and friends of the heroine, but they occasionally get hardy roles, notably witches and goddesses. They also play roles originally meant for castratos (when mezzo-sopranos, countertenors, tenors, and baritones don't take them).
A number of pop singers and Broadway performers are contraltos, although they are not farther distinguished as they would be in opera. Examples include Fiona Apple, Cher, Toni Braxton, Etta James, Sarah Vaughn, Alicia Keyes, Diana Krall, Lisa Gerrard, Amy MacDonald, Yulia MacLean, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Reba MacIntire, Stevie Nicks, Katy Perry, Carly Simon, Ana Carolina, Emily Haines, Judy Garland, Chaka Khan, and Annie Lennox.
Based on vocal weight/voice type, contraltos are divided into three subcategories:
Coloratura contralto: light, agile, flexible, capable of vocal acrobatics (a rare voice).
Lyric contralto: stronger than coloratura contralto, but lighter and tamer than the dramatic contralto. Most common contralto voice.
Dramatic contralto: A powerful, rich, dark female voice and very rare.
Operatic contraltos include Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Maureen Forrester, Kathleen Ferrier, Marian Anderson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Nathalie Stutzmann, Ewa Podles, Anna Larsson, and Sonia Prina.
Coloratura contralto: light, agile, flexible, capable of vocal acrobatics (a rare voice).
Lyric contralto: stronger than coloratura contralto, but lighter and tamer than the dramatic contralto. Most common contralto voice.
Dramatic contralto: A powerful, rich, dark female voice and very rare.
Operatic contraltos include Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Maureen Forrester, Kathleen Ferrier, Marian Anderson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Nathalie Stutzmann, Ewa Podles, Anna Larsson, and Sonia Prina.
by Lorelili July 8, 2011
Get the contralto mug.1. The elite class in a monarchy or aristocracy, with offices and titles that are usually hereditary (via peerage).
2. Of or relating to nobles. Another term for aristocrats. Lords and Ladies.
2. Of or relating to nobles. Another term for aristocrats. Lords and Ladies.
Caligula demanded sex from not only slaves, but from family members, senators, and the nobility.
The worst cruelties were inflicted on the peasants by the nobility who ruled over them.
The worst cruelties were inflicted on the peasants by the nobility who ruled over them.
by Lorelili March 2, 2011
Get the nobility mug.In Greek and Roman mythology, a nymph is a nature spirit in the guise of an attractive maiden. Inhabiting forests, fields, caves, mountains, lakes, the sea, nymphs often suffered the attentions of men, notably those of the gods; the free-spirited Daphne turned herself into a laurel tree to avoid Apollo's amorous advances.
Today, "nymph(ette)" refers to a sultry but too-young girl or to a nymphomaniac, a woman who has an insatiable sexual appetite (i.e., a woman who has the sexual drive of a man).
Today, "nymph(ette)" refers to a sultry but too-young girl or to a nymphomaniac, a woman who has an insatiable sexual appetite (i.e., a woman who has the sexual drive of a man).
The nymph Calypso, selfishly thinking of her own desires, kept the miserable, long-suffering Odysseus on her island as a prisoner, hoping to win his love, ignoring that he wanted to return to his family.
by Lorelili November 10, 2006
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