Dictionaries:
Delilah:
An unfaithful and betraying woman as exemplified by Samson's cuckolding mistress in the Old Testament (Judges 16) who betrayed him to the Philistines by having his hair shorn while he slept, thus depriving him of his strength.See Also: Delilah syndrome
Quotes Containing Delilah:
Cleo Borden (Mae West) staging an opera in Goin'' to Town (1935): ''I''m gonna sing Delilah . I''ve got a lot of respect for that dame . There''s one lady barber that made good.''
Cleo Borden (Mae West) staging an opera in Goin'' to Town (1935): ''I''m gonna sing Delilah . I''ve got a lot of respect for that dame . There''s one lady barber that made good.''
Delilah Lee (Betty Grable) in Meet Me After the Show (1951) said: 'Take your fingers out of your mouth , buster , and speak up . I wouldn't bite you... even if you appealed to me.'
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