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drag queen

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drag queen noun: a person, usually male, who dresses up in women's clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.

drag queen: a person, usually male, who dresses up in women's clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated...
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Noun

drag queen (plural drag queens)

  1. A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.
    • Donald was donning a brand new pair of pantyhose. He hadn’t shaved in a while, and he could feel his stubble snag on the nylon. It’s not pretty when a drag queen gets careless, he thought, but it was too late to do anything about it tonight.1996, Robert Rodi, Drag Queen, New York: Dutton, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Feb 2022, page 37

drag queen meaning in Arabic and Malay

drag queen in Arabic

male who dresses up in women's clothing
مُمَثِّلُ بِلِبَاسٍ اِمْرَأَةٍ mumaṯṯilu bilibāsin imraʔatin, دْرَاج كْوِين drāg kwīn, دْرَاق كْوِين drāg kwīn

drag queen in Malay

male who dresses up in women's clothing
ratu leret

Synonyms of drag queen

Forms of drag queen

pluraldrag queens
alternative formdragqueen

Origin of drag queen

From drag (“women's clothing worn by men”) + queen.

Words formed from drag queen

Questions about drag queen

What does drag queen mean?
Drag queen means a person, usually male, who dresses up in women's clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.
What is drag queen in Arabic?
Drag queen in Arabic is مُمَثِّلُ بِلِبَاسٍ اِمْرَأَةٍ (mumaṯṯilu bilibāsin imraʔatin), دْرَاج كْوِين (drāg kwīn), دْرَاق كْوِين (drāg kwīn). See Drag queen meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is drag queen?
Drag queen is a noun.
What is the plural of drag queen?
The plural of drag queen is drag queens.

Words near drag queen in the dictionary

  1. drag one's heels
  2. drag out
  3. drag parachute
  4. drag parachutes
  5. drag path
  6. drag queen
  7. drag queenery
  8. drag queenism
  9. drag queens
  10. drag race
  11. drag raced

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