queenie
See also: Queenie
English
Etymology
From queen + -ie.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwiːni/
- Rhymes: -iːni
Noun
queenie (plural queenies)
- (colloquial) An effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address). [from 20th c.]
- 2001, Rod Mackie, The Guardian, 1 Jun 2001:
- 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.
- 2001, Rod Mackie, The Guardian, 1 Jun 2001:
- (Britain) The queen scallop. [from 20th c.]
Alternative forms
- queeny