quiche-eater

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === === Noun === quiche-eater (plural quiche-eaters) (idiomatic) A man who is effeminate or who lacks some putative masculine virtue. (computing, idiomatic, humorous) In computer programming circles, a person far removed from practice and concerned only with academic matters, unwilling to "get their hands dirty". ==== Synonyms ==== (effeminate man): cockney, pansy, posy sniffer; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man ==== Related terms ==== real men don't eat quiche