queenie
nounUK /ˈkwiːni/
Etymology From queen + -ie. Piecewise doublet of queanie.
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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:
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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: