Vasti

Beautiful one, beloved one, excellent woman, best of women.

Different versions of the name include: Vashti, Vasty and Vashty

Queen Vasti (Hebrew: ושתי, Persian: وَ شتی ) is the wife of King Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther, a book included in the Bible. She is banished for her refusal to appear at the king's banquet to come wearing her royal crown to display her "beauty" for the king and his guests. It is implied that she was being asked to appear naked. She is viewed as an independent-minded heroine and a virtuous woman.

Persian tradition regards Vasti as a distinct historical figure.
She is regarded as one of the first feminists.

Early feminists, such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Harriet Beecher Stowe, admired Vasti's principle and courage.
Harriet Beecher Stowe called Vasti's disobedience the "first stand for woman's rights."

by Fiona20 November 7, 2010

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close to the vest

keep something secret, to hold something close so no one else can see it

Though it was just a friendly game of Go-Fish, Henry kept his cards close to the vest, not letting anyone else see which cards he held.

He played the murder close to the vest so he could work out all the details before the police found out.

by social catalyst February 11, 2006

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Veasey Crawl

Derived from the Veasey dormitory at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. Ceilings in Veasey are considerably lower than the rest of the ceilings on campus and the beds are tall, so the residents of Veasey Hall would have to crawl over their partners a certain way to engage in sexual intercourse. It has now become a staple in the Veasey dance at the highly publicized event, Shirttails. In this event, the freshmen of each dorm are to prepare a choreographed dance and perform it for a trophy. While the Veasey Crawl often results in elimination because of the background of the dance, Veasey continues to use it each year in their performances. Their most recent win of Shirttails was in 2009.

Guy 1: Did you hit that, bro?
Guy 2: Ay, I had that bitch doing the Veasey Crawl all night long.

-ALSO-

Girl 1: I can't wait for Shirttails tonight! Martin is gonna kill!
Girl 2: I know, right? And I better see the Veasey Crawl!

by skeletallamping September 10, 2009

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Sweater Vest Friday

A requirement of all Cross Country teams, Sweater Vest Friday is when all the male members of a Cross Country (abbreviated XC) team must dress in their most hideous sweater vests (normally with argile and/or plaid patterns, with un-matching shorts) and subsequently take a group photo after school before practice which will then be placed
on Facebook with the entire team tagged with their vests on. The female members of the team ARE permitted to be in the photo, but are denied the right to wear a sweater vest, and must instead wear their nicest dress/skirt.

Sweater Vest Friday normally occurs on the Friday before the first invitational (XC Meet) of the season. If someone forgets their sweater vest or chooses not to wear it, they will be considered outcasts and will be made fun of, or called the name Noodle/Fisty or N*****.

Daniel: "I can't wait to dress up in my sweater vest and take a picture with all the hot XC girls/guys so people can know how cool our team is!!!"

Chris: "Fuck yea, I love sweater vest friday. Let's all twenty of us guys get in my car and rock out to some music even though there are only five seats!"

Dylan: "Noodle, N*****, Where the fuck are your sweater vests!?!"

Noodle: "I forgot"

N*****:"Sweater vests are for queers!"

Jason: "Go get the water you freshman!!!"

Noodle/N*****:"FML!!!"

by AnnoyedXbox360Guy September 6, 2011

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