queenie

Q10U1E1E1N1I1E1
UK/ˈkwiːni/

noun

An effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address).

UncommonFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 16

Meanings

queenie1

nounqueenie (plural queenies)

plural queenies

  1. colloquialAn effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address).First known use 20th c.

    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 June 1, Rod Mackie, The Guardian
  2. UKThe queen scallop.First known use 20th c.

    There are no closed seasons for queenies or restrictions on fishing time or catches.

    2015, Elizabeth Gosling, Marine Bivalve Molluscs, page 296

Queenie2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from English.

    George sat down. Queenie got up. 'Could I have some money to buy a birthday present for somebody?' she asked.

    1940, Enid Blyton, The Naughtiest Girl In The School

Origin

queenie · noun

From queen + -ie. Piecewise doublet of queanie.

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Queenie · proper noun

From queen + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

queenie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queenie

MLA

“queenie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queenie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “queenie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queenie.

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