Sherpa originally meant the tribe in Nepal whose social custom was to provide humane and courageous mountain guides to outsiders. This tribe didn't use last names, so they were all referred to as Sherpas. To the Sherpa, all Himalayan peaks are sacred, so every tour holds ethical and religious meaning. Westerners picked up on this and use Sherpa to mean an assistant who knows more than the boss.
The G8 Sherpas meet several times before the annual meeting. Each Sherpa has the authority to set policy for the Head of State.
by The urban coyote April 25, 2016
by Cate Kidman September 03, 2008
After we hit the bong, out ROTC roomate would be our sherpa on our adventures to get food/drink at the local eatery/watering hole.
by CP A620 April 03, 2005
one (usually of higher skill) who helps noobs beat a game or specifically a hard part of a certain level in exchange for an achievement or kills in which to level
noob: help me i need a sherpa!
me: fine but only if you help me level.
noob: ...i only need to beat a mission...
me: i dont care you need my help and i expect something in return.
noob: fine...
me: fine but only if you help me level.
noob: ...i only need to beat a mission...
me: i dont care you need my help and i expect something in return.
noob: fine...
by pro sherpa March 02, 2008
a non-white essential employee who faces an increased risk of mortality when serving their white, privileged customers
When affluent, unqualified climbers attempt to summit Mount Everest, sherpas are the ones who pay the price, with their lives.
by that_awkward_wordsmith May 06, 2020
by Tray99 November 26, 2019
A title earned by completing a most awesome sexual act, charachterized by an obese female laying face down, while a mountain goat eats cocktail weenies out of her ass, and completed by a male penetrating the goat. The male penetrator then becomes The Sherpa.
"I wasn't seriously thinking about it because she was so hefty, but I really wanted to put "The Sherpa" in the skills section of my CV."
by Los Dick'n'Balls November 30, 2012