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queeny

UK/ˈkwiːni/

queeny adjective: like a (royal) queen; queenly; queenish.

Adjective

queeny (comparative queenier, superlative queeniest)

  1. (informal) Like a (royal) queen; queenly; queenish.
  2. (slang) Like a queen; effeminately homosexual.
    • Neither J nor I have been harassed for being fags, etc, and it really is amazing how many queeny men there are just mingling in the masses all over! Even saw an outrageous bull dyke on the bus.1975-1976, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
    • A loud button-down shirt with an eye-searing print of orange and red flowers ($49.99) would only be right for the brilliant, queeny comedian Paul Lynde if he were still alive.2009 May 28, Mike Albo, “Spend Some Time, if Nothing Else”, in New York Times

queeny meaning in Tamil

queeny in Tamil

பேடி

Forms of queeny

comparativequeenier
superlativequeeniest

Origin of queeny

From queen + -y.

Words that rhyme with queeny

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about queeny

What does queeny mean?
Queeny means like a (royal) queen; queenly; queenish.
What is queeny in Tamil?
Queeny in Tamil is பேடி. See Queeny meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is queeny?
Queeny is an adjective.
How do you pronounce queeny?
Queeny is pronounced /ˈkwiːni/ (UK).

Words near queeny in the dictionary

  1. queensware
  2. Queensway
  3. queenward
  4. queenweed
  5. queenwood
  6. queeny
  7. QueeNZlander
  8. QueeNZlanders
  9. queep
  10. queeped
  11. queeping

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Adapted from Wiktionary: queeny (page history and authors); queeny (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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