queenie

See also: Queenie

English

Etymology

From queen +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (AU)

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Noun

queenie (plural queenies)

1. (colloquial) An effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address). [from 20th c.]
   • 2001 June 1, Rod Mackie, The Guardian:

     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. (UK) The queen scallop. [from 20th c.]
   • 2015, Elizabeth Gosling, Marine Bivalve Molluscs, page 296:

     There are no closed seasons for queenies or restrictions on fishing time or catches.