slay queen

noun

A young female gold digger who is active on social media and pretends to afford a lavish partying lifestyle.

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Meanings

nounslay queen (plural slay queens)

plural slay queens

  1. KenyaNigeriaSouth AfricaUgandaderogatoryGhana; South Sudan; Ghana; South SudanA young female gold digger who is active on social media and pretends to afford a lavish partying lifestyle.

    Isukile […] means 'it has moved' or 'it is off'. […] In this context, isukile is akin to the Afrikaans 'hier kom kak' (a shitstorm is brewing). […] When a slay queen sees a Nigerian buy a bottle of champagne. Isukile.

    2018, Melusi Tshabalala, Melusi's Everyday Zulu: There is um'Zulu in all of us

Origin

From the encouraging imperative utterance "slay, queen!"; see the slang terms slay (“to amaze or stun by excellence”) and queen (“a female ruler”).

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APA

slay queen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slay%20queen

MLA

“slay queen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slay%20queen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slay queen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slay%20queen.

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