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slay queens

slay queens is the plural of slay queen.

Meaning of slay queen

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

Questions about slay queens

What is slay queens the plural of?
Slay queens is the plural of slay queen.

Words near slay queens in the dictionary

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

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