D'Artagnan one of the heroes of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers.
Daughters of Pythias a women's auxiliary of the Knights of Pythias, founded in 1864 as a charitable and fraternal order.
djinn a spirit, or jinni of Muslim lore which, like the supernatural servant in Aladdin's lamp, can be summoned to assist humans.
Dolores Del Rio fine-featured Mexican actress (1905-83) who starred in Madame DuBarry and Cheyenne Autumn.
Donald O'Connor musical comedy actor and dancer of stage, screen, and television (1925- ) who starred in Singin' in the Rain, No Business like Show Business, and The Donald O'Connor Show.
"Donde está mi padre?" Where is my father?
"Donde vas?" Where are you going?
double entendres expressions which carry two possible interpretations, one of which is often coarse or obscene.
drag disparage, or denigrate.
dykes and bulldaggers slang terms for aggressive lesbians.
Eastern Star a fraternal order, founded in 1876, composed of Master Masons and female relatives and to service, fellowship, and civic responsibilities.
elder minister in charge of district church management.
Elks a men's benevolent, ritualist, and fraternal order which began in 1868.
en garde a fencing term indicating that opponents have taken their places for a duel.
enchilada con carne a tortilla wrapped around a meat filling and topped with chili sauce.
entangled in the Oedipal skein ensnared in a psychological complex, which Sigmund Freud described as an unconscious attraction between mother and son. He based his term "Oedipus complex" on Oedipus, king of Thebes in Greek mythology, who inadvertently kills his father and marries his mother, sires children, then blinds and exiles himself for his crimes.
epizootic an epidemic within a herd of animals.
esposita little bride.
Fillmore District the traditional black district in central San Francisco.
First Corinthians a loose rendering of I Corinthians 13:1, 3, which encourages charity in that great
Fisk a university founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1866, and famous for such noteworthy graduates as writer W. E. B. Du Bois and poet Nikki Giovanni.
fo' bits and six bits fifty cents and seventy-five cents.
French seams a method of doubly securing two pieces of cloth by folding over the edges of a seam and sewing a second time.
