Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #101
October 25, 2009
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
101.) Fagottist
-noun singular
a. A bassoon player.*
[Origin: From Old French or Old Provençal, possibly from Vulgar Latin facus, or from the Greek phakelos meaning "bundle."]
*How ripe this relatively innocuous word seems with regards to its visually suggestive meanings concerning members of the tribe. Perhaps a male player of the “skin flute” could also be referred to thusly. Apparently, the Japanese expression “to play the shakuhachi” (or bamboo flute) is also an a propos euphemism.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #100
October 18, 2009
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
100.) Orchesis
-noun singular
a.) The art or act of dancing.*
[Origin: From the Greek ὄρχησις (orkhēsis), meaning "dance."]
*One thing that all members of the tribe cannot resist.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #99
October 11, 2009
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
99.) Tauromachy
-noun singular
a.) The art of bullfighting.*
b.) a bullfight.
[Origin: From the Greek tauromakhia meaning "bull fight."]
*Gruesome, but undoubtedly of interest as one of the most macho sports performed in one of the most dashing uniforms, bullfighting most likely has its origins in the rituals of the bull cults of ancient Mesopotamia and Crete. Of note is that, while the bull is traditionally killed at the end of a fight in Spain, Queen Isabella opposed this aspect of the sport during the 16th century and perhaps as a result the bull is never slain in Portugal.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #98
October 4, 2009
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
98.) Sweven
-noun singular
a.) A dream or vision.*
[Origin: From Old English swefn (meaning "dream" or "vision."]
*One of many ways members of the tribe like to appear.
