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de-drag

de-drag verb: to remove one's drag clothing and makeup, especially after a performance.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, drag slang) To 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

Forms of de-drag

third-person singular presentde-drags
present participlede-dragging
past participlede-dragged
pastde-dragged

Origin of de-drag

From de- + drag.

Questions about de-drag

What does de-drag mean?
De-drag means to remove one's drag clothing and makeup, especially after a performance.
What part of speech is de-drag?
De-drag is a verb.
What is the past tense of de-drag?
The past tense of de-drag is de-dragged.

Words near de-drag in the dictionary

  1. de-crown
  2. de-crowned
  3. de-crowning
  4. de-crowns
  5. de-dollarization
  6. de-drag
  7. de-dragged
  8. de-dragging
  9. de-drags
  10. de-dupe
  11. de-duped

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