Queeny

//ˈkwiːni// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a (royal) queen; queenly; queenish. informal
  2. 2
    Like a queen; effeminately homosexual. slang

    "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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From queen + -y.

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