DQ
/ˌdiː ˈkjuː/
DQ is the abbreviation of disqualify/disqualified.
DQ is the initialism of drama queen.
DQ is the abbreviation of disqualification.
DQ is the initialism of Dairy Queen.
DQ is the initialism of Dragon Quest.
Meaning of drama queen
Noun
drama queen (plural drama queens)
- An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person, especially a woman or a girl. Or a diva or a narcissist.
- If he is thwarted in his effort to enjoy them, he may either go to the dogs or the drama queens, become short-tempered, sullen, grouchy and eventually feel that, in a way he is a failure.1923 December 10, The Washington Post
- Synonyms:
- attention whore, DQ
Meaning of disqualification
Noun
disqualification (countable and uncountable, plural disqualifications)
- The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
- the disqualification of certain people for holding certain positions
- That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
- Conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office.
- The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
- Synonyms:
- fouling out
Synonyms of DQ
Forms of DQ
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Words that rhyme with DQ
Questions about DQ
- What is DQ the abbreviation of?
- DQ is the abbreviation of disqualify/disqualified.
- How do you pronounce DQ?
- DQ is pronounced /ˌdiː ˈkjuː/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: DQ (page history and authors); drama queen (page history and authors); disqualification (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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