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Meaning of queeny | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/ˈkwiːni/

Definitions

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

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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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