dagger_grrl's definitions

Nasdijj

Navajo writer, artist, photographer, activist, and story-weaver. born in the south west in 1950, he is the author of countless books, many still unpublished.

i'd really like to meet him some day....

by dagger_grrl December 14, 2004

compadre

originally meant to "co-parent". a term used in antiquity to detote two men who had taken an oath of friendship or blood-brotherood before the Church. later, such relationships and ceremonies were known as becoming "siblings before God", and still later compadre became synonymous with the role of godparents or baptismal sponsors.

by dagger_grrl November 1, 2003

drag king

a woman who, generally for public entertainment, dons men's clothes and adopts a stereotypically masculine demeanor while on stage. as with drag queens, a drag king's performance can range from a silly, overdone parody to a more natural, subtle depiction of masculinity.

that drag king at the club was so convincing, i thought she was some man who'd wandered on stage.

by dagger_grrl February 20, 2004

downe

bi or sexually flexible, as in "he's down for anything". my new favoite word.

hey, i'm downe. wanna go fool around at my place?

by dagger_grrl November 1, 2003

mourn

to actively express and work through one's grief through emotional and/or social outlets or cues.

forms of mourning include donning specific clothing, cutting one's hair, weeping, and attending religious services.

by dagger_grrl March 15, 2004

Rainbow

a widely recognised symbol of the glbtq community, usually in flag form, inteded to represent the diversity found among glbtq people.

the rainbow flag consitsts of six horizontal stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. is used to denote gay pride or gay-friendliness.

rick has a rainbow bumper sticker on his car.

by dagger_grrl February 13, 2004

country

a genre of american music developed in the southern united states, with its roots in english and irish folk tunes, african-american blues stylings, and gospel. usually incorporates quavering vocals, fiddles, guitars, and southern accents. used to be decent(think patsy cline, loretta lynn) has now generally deteriorated into radio-friendly, predictable, over-done, poorly rhymed little ditties that all sound alike.

i love my patsy, but who in sam hill is this tim mcgraw guy?

by dagger_grrl March 17, 2004