Adam:

1. The mythical first man . In the Old Testament (Genesis 1:26-27 and 2:7-8, 18-24), Adam and Eve, the first man and woman , are the progenitors of the human race. Adam was made of dust from the soil; Eve was created from Adam's rib and given to him by God to be his wife . In his humorous The Penthouse Sexicon (1968), Frederic Mullally ads: ' Darwin and mythical first woman both made a monkey out of him .'

2. One's first lover . ' My Adam was my prom night date .'

3. In gay parlance, one's first male lover .

4. Or: the old Adam , sexual-desire or passion in the male, particularly in an immoral or illicit sense, as related to Adams original sin .

See Also: Adam, Adam and Eves togs, Adam-and-Eve it, adamatical, adamic, adamical, adamite, apples, arm-in-arming, bumpers, concupiscencia, cupiding, custom-house, dueting, Eves custom-house, fair sex, fig, juice, little woman, the, love that dare not speak its name, the, man, man-and-womanizing, naked, penis equivalent, penis femineus, rib, sandwich, sex, snake, sparking, sweethearting, table-for-twoing, unwritten law, vive la différence

Quotes Containing Adam:
Amanda Bonner (Katharine Hepburn) and husband Adam (Spencer Tracy) in Adam's Rib (1949): - Amanda : 'There is no difference between the sexes. Men, women, the same.' - Adam : 'They are, hum?' - Amanda : 'Well, maybe there is a difference but it's a little difference.' - Adam : 'Well you know what the French say.' - Amanda : 'What do they say?' - Adam : 'Vive la diffrence.' - Amanda : 'Which means?' - Adam : 'Which means: Hooray for that little difference.'
From Bulletproof (1997): Adam Sandler and Charlie , a hotel clerk: - Adam : ''What do you think? Me, you, the old lady? A little sandwich action.'' - Clerk: ''What do you mean?'' - Adam : ''Come on . You''re a piece of white bread , she''s a piece of white bread , I''m the salami ; let''s give it a shot.''
Adam Cook (Oscar Levant) and Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) in An American in Paris (1951): - Adam : ''What are you so glum about?'' - Jerry: ''I got woman trouble.'' - Adam : ''Well, that proves you''re a man .''
Adam Cook (Oscar Levant) and Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) in An American in Paris (1951): - Adam : ''What are you so glum about?'' - Jerry: ''I got woman trouble.'' - Adam : ''Well, that proves you''re a man .''
Adam Bonner (Spencer Tracy) to his wife Amanda (Katharine Hepburn) in Adam''s Rib (1949): ''Here we go again, the old juice . Guaranteed heartbreaker . A few female tears. Stronger than any acid. But this time it won''t work .''
Adam Bonner (Spencer Tracy) to his wife Amanda (Katharine Hepburn) in Adam''s Rib (1949): ''Here we go again, the old juice . Guaranteed heartbreaker . A few female tears. Stronger than any acid. But this time it won''t work .''
Adam Bonner (Spencer Tracy) to his wife Amanda (Katharine Hepburn) in Adam''s Rib (1949): ''Here we go again, the old juice . Guaranteed heartbreaker . A few female tears. Stronger than any acid. But this time it won''t work .''
Adam Bonner (Spencer Tracy) to his wife Amanda (Katharine Hepburn) in Adam's Rib (1949): 'I'm old-fashioned , I like two sexes. '
Eve (Alicia Silverstone) to Adam (Brendan Fraser) in Blast From the Past (1999): ''She''s got bitch written all over her.''
''Has your mother turned into an honest woman?'' Adam Mercy (Randolph Scott) to the prison warden in Captain Kidd (1945).
''Has your mother turned into an honest woman?'' Adam Mercy (Randolph Scott) to the prison warden in Captain Kidd (1945).
Adam McMullen (Matthew Broderick) in Family Business (1989): 'Somebody loves you, you've got a hell of a weapon in a relationship .'
Ian (Joe Mantegna) and Chazz (Brendan Fraser) watching Pip (Adam Sandler) with Suzzy (Nina Siemaszko) in Airheads (1994): - Ian: ''How does he do that?'' - Chazz: ''Pip? The man gets his hands on more bumpers than a body-shop .'' - Ian: ''With that I-seem-so-stupid-I-must-be-cute routine?'' - Chazz: ''That''s the quiet cool . Chics, man , they just lock on it .''
Celeste Talbert (Sally Field) to Rose Schwartz (Whoopi Goldberg) in Soapdish (1991): - Celeste: ''Adam went home to his wife ... He went home to Pittsburgh.'' - Rose: ''Dirty town.'' - Celeste: ''Pittsburgh! Does that tell you anything about my appeal?''
Celeste Talbert (Sally Field) to Rose Schwartz (Whoopi Goldberg) in Soapdish (1991): - Celeste: ''Adam went home to his wife ... He went home to Pittsburgh.'' - Rose: ''Dirty town.'' - Celeste: ''Pittsburgh! Does that tell you anything about my appeal?''
The three biddies talking about Ben Stone (Michael J. Fox) in Doc Hollywod (1991): ''Maybe he ain''t found his Adam''s rib yet. Maybe he indulges in the love that dare not speaks its name.''
Adam Cook (Oscar Levant) to Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) in An American in Paris (1951): 'You see what happens today. Women act like men and want to be treated like women.'
Adam Cook (Oscar Levant) to Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) in An American in Paris (1951): ''You see what happens today. Women act like men and want to be treated like women.''
Adam Cook (Oscar Levant) to Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) in An American in Paris (1951): 'You see what happens today. Women act like men and want to be treated like women.'
Amanda Bonner (Katharine Hepburn), a lawyer in Adam''s Rib (1949): ''For years women have been ridiculed, pampered, tucked under the chin. I ask you on behalf of us all, be fair to the fair-sex .''
Adam Cook (Oscar Levant) facing the camera in An American in Paris (1951): ''It''s not a pretty face , I grant you, but underneath it''s flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.''
Adam Trask (Raymond Massey) to his son Cal (James Dean) after in East of Eden (1955): ''If you want to give me a present, give me a good life . That''s something I can value.''

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