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drag kings

drag kings is the plural of drag king.

Meaning of drag king

Noun

drag king (plural drag kings)

  1. (colloquial) A person, usually female, who dresses up in men's clothing, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.
    • Part of an ongoing ethnography of an imperial sovereign court I am undertaking, this chapter explores the world of the lesbian drag king and the gendered performance she undertakes in this realm.1973, Abstracts in Anthropology, volume 4, Google Books

Questions about drag kings

What is drag kings the plural of?
Drag kings is the plural of drag king.

Words near drag kings in the dictionary

  1. drag hunting
  2. drag hunts
  3. drag in
  4. drag into
  5. drag king
  6. drag kings
  7. drag mother
  8. drag on
  9. drag one's balls across
  10. drag one's feet
  11. drag one's heels

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