Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeo•man, n. 1. Generally, anybody acting servile while dressed in a silly suit; may presently include any employee of a large retail store with his or her name stitched on the left breast of a brightly colored polyester vest or smock. 2. Esp. at the Vatican, a guy with a pike. Watch him. 3. Slang. Casual greeting used by young black males. 4. Outdated British term that even educated Americans evidently don't know the meaning of. Serf, n. 1. Any member of a servile, feudal class of people bound to the land and owned by a master; i.e., homeowner who holds job in order to pay a mortgage.