queeny

English

Etymology

From queen +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwiːni/
• Rhymes: -iːni

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Adjective

queeny (comparative queenier, superlative queeniest)

1. (informal) Like a (royal) queen; queenly; queenish.
2. (slang) Like a queen; effeminately homosexual.
   • 1975-1976, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure

     Neither J nor I have been harassed for being fags, etc, and it really is amazing how many queeny men there are just mingling in the masses all over! Even saw an outrageous bull dyke on the bus.

   • 2009 May 28, Mike Albo, “Spend Some Time, if Nothing Else”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A loud button-down shirt with an eye-searing print of orange and red flowers ($49.99) would only be right for the brilliant, queeny comedian Paul Lynde if he were still alive.

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