Meaning of word CUISINE in terms of style of dre

Subject: Re: Meaning of word "CUISINE" in terms of style of

Carnivore wrote: [quote=bkeels]I belong to an email group of mothers of middle schoolers from around the country. Recently we were discussing styles of dress that our kids are into, and one mother said that her daughter likes to dress "cuisine" in style. We had no idea what she was talking about. She then said, well, she meant "Guido" in style. I'm confused about both terms, but have since been able to find a definition for the term "Guido". I am still CLUELESS as to the meaning Of "CUISINE" as a style of dress, and the lady who used the term doesn't have any idea of its origin. Can any Brooklyner's help?

I think you mean cugine. It's a word I haven't heard much since the 80s, but it means cousin in Italian, and it's basically the same thing as what most people now call a Guido. When I was a kid, though, we never used the word Guido. Cugine was it. It's a noun, not an adjective though.

Carnivoire is right is its called cugine. I always though it a "slang" word and didn't know it meant cousin. I stll use that term - my nephews are half Italian and I call them my cugines and my niece my cuginette. I personally considered a Brooklyn-Italian to be a cugine and a Guido to be any urban Italian. Were you asking just about the word or they style of dress also?

Anonymous wrote: Well, this board responds QUICKLY! Thank you all so much for the information! I was interested in what the style is as well as where the word came from. I think I have found a general idea of what the "Guido" style of dress is, but since the friend who used the term "cugine" thought it was spelled "cuisine", I was confused about whether there was a connection with food or cooking. I guess I AM also curious about how a word that means "cousin" would relate to a particular look or style of dress!

Of course we repond fast - you expect us to work?

The style of dress for me was always very "flashy". In other words, tight designer jeans, dressy shirt, and always, always high heels (even with short, shorts) and designer bags. Hair is usually highlighted or streaked and (at least when I was younger) very high and lots of hairspray. Girls usually wear make up that looked like it was put on by a salon and they wear lots and lots of gold jewelry.

Carnivore wrote: Think John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.

I have one better - think Marissa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny