de-drag

verb

To remove one's drag clothing and makeup, especially after a performance.

Meanings

verbde-drag (third-person singular simple present de-drags, present participle de-dragging, simple past and past participle de-dragged)

present singular third person de-drags · participle present de-dragging · participle past de-dragged · past de-dragged

  1. intransitivedrag slangTo remove one's drag clothing and makeup, especially after a performance.

    While de-dragging, the drama continued to brew between Chanel [O'Conor] and Marmalade, with the latter confronting the former over her pointed comments.

    2024 October 12, Jordan Robledo, ““This feels refreshing”: Fans react to this week’s dramatic Drag Race UK episode”, in Gay Times

Origin

Translations

Portuguese desmontar
  • desmontarto remove one's drag clothing
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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