dagger_grrl's definitions

lady killer

an especially handsome man (or handsome woman, depending) with debonair, genteel manners, a slick demeanor, good taste, and an eye for attractive ladies.

they just don't make fellas like that any more.

by dagger_grrl March 17, 2004

ambi

short for ambiguous. one who's affections, romantic platonic or sexual, are potentially geared towards anyone regardless of sex or gender. also pansexual.

some people might label jenni "bi" but she perfers the term ambi.

by dagger_grrl October 11, 2003

germanophile

one who loves to the point of adoration, scholorship, and immersion german language, art, music, mannerisms, history, politics, people, architecture, film, food, cars, kitsch, costume, herritage, folk culture, literature, philosophy, mythology, craftmanship.....

my dad was a germanophile. he kept a copy of Der Struwwelpeter around the house in hopes that i'd read it, studied german grammer for hours every night, and always wanted to visit someday.

by dagger_grrl November 1, 2003

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

crimminy

a very old irish oath with several spellings, a bastardization of "christ", i think. my grandmother says this a lot.

"crimminy, ralph, the phone is ringing! pick up the phone! no, i don't know where it is. well, where did you leave it? crimminy, why did you leave it out there? no, never mind, it's stopped ringing. dammit, it was probably betty. frank's probably died and we'll have to wait 'till tomorrow to find out about it, now won't we? oh, stop crying, ralph! crimminy!"

by dagger_grrl November 1, 2003

romantic friendship

a friendship, often between members of the same sex, which is tender, caring, affectionate and resonant, but which generally does not involve sex or sexual contact.

romantic friendships between women were both common and socially accepted in the Victorian era.

by dagger_grrl October 11, 2003

epicene

an interesting term, now little used, that can refer to angrogyny, gender neutrality, bisexual attraction, or cross-gender identification.

jamie picked up the word 'epicene' one day, and it just seemed to fit.

by dagger_grrl February 28, 2004