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quiche

noun, adj — 2 senses

quiche

noun

/kiːʃ/

Etymology Borrowed from French quiche, from Lorraine Rhine Franconian Küeche (“cake”), from Middle High German kuoche (German Kuchen, English kuchen), from Old High German kuocho, kuohho, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (English cookie), from Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“ball-shaped object”), whence also English cake (via Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”)). Compare Persian کوکو (kuku, “quiche”). More at cake. The sexually alluring sense originates from the 2013 Australian TV sitcom Ja'mie: Private School Girl, where it is defined as "a step above hot".

1

A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.

Derived terms
coronation quiche, quiche-eater, quichelike, quichey, real men don't eat quiche
Related terms
quiche lorraine

quiche

adj

Etymology Borrowed from French quiche, from Lorraine Rhine Franconian Küeche (“cake”), from Middle High German kuoche (German Kuchen, English kuchen), from Old High German kuocho, kuohho, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (English cookie), from Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“ball-shaped object”), whence also English cake (via Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”)). Compare Persian کوکو (kuku, “quiche”). More at cake. The sexually alluring sense originates from the 2013 Australian TV sitcom Ja'mie: Private School Girl, where it is defined as "a step above hot".

1

Slang Extremely appealing to look at; sexually alluring.

  • I'm not even bragging, but me and my friends are pretty much quiche.

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