A fork of Rural Dictionary
A group of people in east Africa who claim to be they are “Eritreans” when they are really Ethiopians.
Where are you from? I am from Eritrea. Aren’t Eritreans from Ethiopia???!!!!
Used by The Libertines in their song Death On The Stairs.No-one actually knows what it means.
From way far across the sea Came an eritrean maiden she Had a one track mind and eyes for me Half blinded in the war
in a libertines song, death on the stairs. i think it has something to do with a an ethopian girl thats used some kind of missionary (a pale young anglican? or is that pete)
an eritrien maiden she had one track mind and eyes for me half blinded in a war