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slay queen

slay queen noun: a young female gold digger who is active on social media and pretends to afford a lavish partying lifestyle.

Noun

slay queen (plural slay queens)

  1. (Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, derogatory, Ghana) A young female gold digger who is active on social media and pretends to afford a lavish partying lifestyle.
    • Isukile […] means 'it has moved' or 'it is off'. […] In this context, isukile is akin to the Afrikaans 'hier kom kak' (a shitstorm is brewing). […] When a slay queen sees a Nigerian buy a bottle of champagne. Isukile.2018, Melusi Tshabalala, Melusi's Everyday Zulu: There is um'Zulu in all of us

Forms of slay queen

pluralslay queens

Origin of slay queen

From the encouraging imperative utterance "slay, queen!"; see the slang terms slay (“to amaze or stun by excellence”) and queen (“a female ruler”).

Questions about slay queen

What does slay queen mean?
Slay queen means a young female gold digger who is active on social media and pretends to afford a lavish partying lifestyle.
What part of speech is slay queen?
Slay queen is a noun.
What is the plural of slay queen?
The plural of slay queen is slay queens.

Words near slay queen in the dictionary

  1. Slawski
  2. Slawson
  3. slawsonite
  4. Slawsons
  5. slay
  6. slay queen
  7. slay queens
  8. slay someone in the Spirit
  9. slayable
  10. slayage
  11. Slaybaugh

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