Virgin (disambiguation)
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A virgin is someone who has not yet engaged in sexual intercourse. The word is also frequently used colloquially to refer to someone to has never engaged in any given activity (e.g. a "surfing virgin").
Virgin may also refer to:
- Virgin, the brand name for most of the companies in the Virgin Group, the corporate banner encompassing Sir Richard Branson's various business ventures, including Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Blue and Virgin Megastores; it also remains the brand name of several former Branson businesses that have been sold off, such as Virgin Records.
- The Virgin, an epithet for Mary, the mother of Jesus; sometimes the epithet "virgin" is applied, particularly in languages other than English, to other women in Christianity who were considered particularly pure
- The Virgin Queen, a title of Elizabeth I of England
- A grade of olive oil
- Virgin cocktail, a form of non-alcoholic mixed drink such as a Virgin Mary (variant of a Bloody Mary)
- The Virgin, an alternate English name for the constellation Virgo
- Young emerged queen bees that have not yet mated
In music:
- Virgin (band), a Polish rock band
- Like a Virgin, a pop album by music artist, Madonna
- Like a Virgin (song), a 1984 song by Madonna
In film:
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin, a comedy directed by Judd Apatow, starring Steve Carell
- Virgin (film), a 2003 film
- Virginity (film), a 1996 film starring Amanda Peet
- Virgin, a term The Rocky Horror Picture Show fans assign to an individual who has not yet seen the film (an allusion to the film's sexual aspects); and more specifically in this context, a virgin is someone who has not experienced this film in a theater and the unique audience participation practiced by its dedicated fans.