She's the Man

She's the Man Glossary

beyotch (noun)

Slang for "bitch," a derogatory term for a woman

perk (verb)

become or make more cheerful, lively, or interesting.

debutante (noun)

An upper-class young woman making her first official appearance in fashionable society.

archaic (adjective)

very old or old-fashioned.

mad cow (noun)

A lethal disease that originates in cows and can spread to humans through consumption of affected neural tissue.

brethren (noun)

archaic plural of brother.

David Beckham (proper noun)

An English footballer, perhaps the most famous soccer player of all time.

shirts and skins (noun)

a common form of denoting team affiliations in a pick-up game, one team shirtless and the other with shirts.

Nancy boy (noun)

derogatory term for an effeminate man.

parasol (noun)

a light umbrella used to give shade from the sun.

abstinence (noun)

restraint from indulging in something, especially alcohol or sex.

Anthropologie (proper noun)

A women's clothing store.

bogus (adjective)

slang for fake.

deviant (noun)

Someone who departs from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behavior.

vindictive (adjective)

having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

petunia (noun)

a plant of the nightshade family with brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers.

kissing booth (noun)

a carnival attraction where the person running the booth kisses customers for money, often to raise funds for charity.

salivary gland (noun)

any of various glands that discharge a fluid secretion and especially saliva into the mouth cavity.

homewrecker (noun)

a person who is blamed for the breakup of a marriage or family, especially due to having engaged in an affair with one member of a couple.

Malvolio (proper noun)

A Puritanical steward for the character of Olivia in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the play on which She's the Man is based.