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queenies

queenies is the plural of queenie.

Meaning of queenie

Noun

queenie (plural queenies)

  1. (colloquial) An effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address).
    • He looks like Eddie Izzard gone too far and sounds a little like Rod Steiger's queenie turn in No Way to Treat a Lady.2001 June 1, Rod Mackie, The Guardian
  2. (UK) The queen scallop.
    • There are no closed seasons for queenies or restrictions on fishing time or catches.2015, Elizabeth Gosling, Marine Bivalve Molluscs, page 296

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Questions about queenies

What is queenies the plural of?
Queenies is the plural of queenie.

Words near queenies in the dictionary

  1. Queenhill
  2. queenhood
  3. queenhoods
  4. queenie
  5. queenier
  6. queenies
  7. queeniest
  8. queening
  9. queening it
  10. queening out
  11. queening square

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