Queenie
name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address). colloquial
"He looks like Eddie Izzard gone too far and sounds a little like Rod Steiger's queenie turn in No Way to Treat a Lady."
- 2 The queen scallop. UK
"There are no closed seasons for queenies or restrictions on fishing time or catches."
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from English.
"George sat down. Queenie got up. 'Could I have some money to buy a birthday present for somebody?' she asked."
Example
More examples"The woman is crazy, that's what. She has a pug dog she calls Queenie and it has its meals at the table along with the family, eating off a china plate."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From queen + -ie.
Etymology 2
From queen + -ie. Piecewise doublet of queanie.
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