quiche-eater
nounEtymology The idiom derives from the book on stereotypes about masculinity, Real Men Don't Eat Quiche, by Bruce Feirstein, published in 1982. The computer circle version was popularised by a 1983 article Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal, that specifically accuses the creator of the Pascal language, Niklaus Wirth, of being a "quiche eater" due to the nature of Pascal.
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Idiomatic A man who is effeminate or who lacks some putative masculine virtue.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Humorous, Idiomatic In computer programming circles, a person far removed from practice and concerned only with academic matters, unwilling to "get their hands dirty".
- Synonyms
- cockney, pansy, posy sniffer
- Related terms
- real men don't eat quiche