Meanings
nounCaptain Queeg (plural Captain Queegs)
plural Captain Queegs
- An irrationally oppressive and bad-tempered person.
Origin
After a character in the 1951 novel The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk.
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APA
Captain Queeg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Captain%20Queeg
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“Captain Queeg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Captain%20Queeg. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Captain Queeg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Captain%20Queeg.
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