i Register
In some senses, queenie is marked as colloquial, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
queenie
/ˈkwiːni/
noun 2name 1
Collocations
2VERB + QUEENIE
calls, like, sat
PREP.
down, in, up
Definitions
name
1
A female given name from English.
George sat down. Queenie got up. 'Could I have some money to buy a birthday present for somebody?' she asked.
noun
1
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.
2
The queen scallop.
There are no closed seasons for queenies or restrictions on fishing time or catches.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
401
George sat down. Queenie got up. 'Could I have some money to buy a birthday present for somebody?' she asked.
Wiktionary02
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.
Wiktionary03
There are no closed seasons for queenies or restrictions on fishing time or catches.
Wiktionary04
The woman is crazy, that's what. She has a pug dog she calls Queenie and it has its meals at the table along with the family, eating off a china plate.
Tatoeba · #6000111Usage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars