queeny

English

Etymology

queen +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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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.
   • 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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