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A girl living as a boy will dress in characteristic male clothing, have her hair cut short, [5] and use a male name. [6] Within her family, she will not need to cook or clean like other girls. [ 1 ] As a bacha posh, a girl is more readily able to attend school, run errands, move freely in public, escort her sisters in places where they could ...
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Many female mods dressed androgynously, with short haircuts, men's trousers or shirts, flat shoes, and little makeup – often just pale foundation, brown eye shadow, white or pale lipstick and false eyelashes. [58] British fashion designer Mary Quant, who helped popularize the miniskirt, is credited for popularizing mod subculture.
The female of the species is more deadly than the male; The good die young; The grass is always greener (on the other side) (of the fence) The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world; The husband is always the last to know; The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow – William Cowper, English poet (1731–1800) [28]
According to tradition, "the birds and the bees" is a metaphorical story sometimes told to children in an attempt to explain the mechanics and results of sexual intercourse through reference to easily observed natural events.
Johnny Gaudreau’s two children honored their late father with their 2024 Halloween costume choice. “Costumes Daddy wanted ,” Johnny’s wife, Meredith Gaudreau, wrote via her Instagram Story ...
The couple, who have been married since 2013, used the holiday to dress themselves and daughters Lincoln, 11, and Delta, 9, up alongside Kendrick, 39, as characters from the 2004 hit film ...
AC/DC's former singer Bon Scott dressed once as a school girl (as an opposite to Angus Young) Placebo's frontman Brian Molko is androgynous and bisexual, often cross-dressing on and offstage. Placebo's song Nancy Boy is about a sensitive boy who "Does his makeup in his room" and dresses like a girl.