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Formed by analogy with short king. By surface analysis, short + queen (“an excellent woman”).
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short queen
Today it means: A woman of short stature. Full definition →
Today it means: A woman of short stature. Full definition →
Formed by analogy with short king. By surface analysis, short + queen (“an excellent woman”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.