gym queen
gym queen noun: a gay man who spends a lot of time at the gym, usually in order to maintain a muscular physique.
Noun (1)
gym queen (plural gym queens)
- A gay man who spends a lot of time at the gym, usually in order to maintain a muscular physique.
- ‘He smiled crookedly at me as if I was a gym queen with medium-length feathered blonde hair and a toothpaste commercial smile. “Neither am I,” he said.1997, Joshua Oppenheimer, Helena Reckitt, et al., chapter 6, in Acting on AIDS: Sex, Drugs, & Politics, Serpent's Tail, page 442
- Scott figured Zoltan weighed 190 pounds, give or take. And they were the best placed 190 pounds you could imagine. He had wide, muscular shoulders and strong thighs, and filled out perfectly, not overly ripped like some gym queens but more like a natural athlete.2006, Jethro Sparks, Barcelona, in Dorm Porn, Alyson Books, page 241
Noun (2) capitalized: Gym Queen
Gym Queen (plural Gym Queens)
- Alternative letter-case form of gym queen.
- Waves of the so-called Gym Queens march by, buffed to perfection through a never-ending devotion to their bodies, their mirrors, Special K, and Ecstasy.2003, Peter Manso, chapter 3, in Ptown: Art, Sex, and Money on the Outer Cape, Scribner, page 17
Examples of gym queen in a sentence
- David could pull off a few push-ups in his cell, but he was never a gym queen before and didn't even know what to do with the weights2007, Sarah Schulman, chapter 13, in The Child, Carroll & Graf, pages 130-131:
- At that moment a gym queen strode past in a thong and sleeveless T-shirt.2008, Jeffrey Round, chapter 36, in The P-town Murders, Cormorant Books, pages 261-262:
- Gay men who work out a lot are often referred to as muscle queens or gym queens and, if they fly around the country to dance all night to circuit techno music, circuit queens.2011, Kathy Belge, Marke Bieschke, chapter 1, in Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens, Zest Books, page 13:
Forms of gym queen
| plural | gym queens |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gym-queen |
| alternative form | Gym Queen |
| plural | Gym Queens |
Questions about gym queen
- What does gym queen mean?
- Gym queen means a gay man who spends a lot of time at the gym, usually in order to maintain a muscular physique.
- How do you use gym queen in a sentence?
- David could pull off a few push-ups in his cell, but he was never a gym queen before and didn't even know what to do with the weights
- What part of speech is gym queen?
- Gym queen is a noun.
- What is the plural of gym queen?
- The plural of gym queen is gym queens.
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