noizemagazine - Index

noizemagazine - Spring 2008 Issue # 55 - Index

BITCHES
May be a perverse term of endearendearment.
When used in second person
plural ("I heart you bitches"), it is
definitely affectionate.
CUNTY
Superbitchalicious. Superbitchalicious. “Cunty” can
refer to a song, a fierce queen, or a
strong drink.
FIERCE
When used in conjunction with
"bitch," it is always fabulous: "That
bitch is fierce."
LATE
Since queers ignore the tyranny of
the clock, calling us “late” in the
usual sense of the word is somewhat
redundant. But our real homo
phobia is to be out of fashion, a
step behind the times. Hence the
following: “That faux-hawk she’s
sporting is late!” Almost as bad as
“busy.”
SHADE
Not a cool place away from the
burning heat of the sun, but something
to throw at people you don’t
like — pure spiteful negativity. May
also be used as an adjective, such
as "shady queen."
BETTY FORD
Anyone in rehab or any rehab cencenter. The gay version of a country
club.
CRACK WHORE
Synonymous with "cracker." As a
verb: "We cracked on at a fierce
after-hours." (translation: “We were
waaaay too tweaked to go to bed.”)
FALLING OUT
Not feuding with somebody, but any
one who can’t handle a downer drug.
People who fall out are definitely tragic.
"That tragic bitch grabbed John’s package
at Skye’s birthday party and then
fell out. Miss Thang’s next stop is Betty
Ford."
TWEAK
Definitely does not mean to fix some
thing for maximum efficiency—well,
maybe the same thing, if by “efficiency”
you mean, “can’t sleep, eat, or shut
up.”
KIKI
To chat and cut up with your friends.
Can also mean “disaster,” as in,
“Girlfriend got up to lip-sync ‘I Will
Survive’ in six-inch stilettos, tripped over
a go-go boy and fell flat on her face!
Total kiki.”
CHILDREN
Fierce bitches serving drama on the
dance floor.
PROSPEROUS
“You’re looking rather prosperous,
hon!” really means “Bitch, you better
get to Betty Ford or start tweaking, ‘cuz
your fat ass needs its own zip code!”
FESTIVE
One’s appearance/interior design/car/
haircut is terminally tragic. Or not.
Mickey Weems, who got a PhD studying
the Circuit (honest!) can often be seen
on the dance floor taking notes for his
forthcoming dictionary of gay folklore.
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