Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postqueer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: postqueer
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

After the establishment of the queer (homosexual, bisexual, transgender, etc.) movement, or queer theory.

Example Sentences

"This has meant also a postfeminist, postqueer shift toward a different Foucault than the one we were obsessed with in the 1980s and nineties. If we still use him, it is usually for purposes other than sex: the rethinking of race, sovereignty, religion, and nation."

Etymology

From post- + queer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Questions

What does postqueer mean?: After the establishment of the queer (homosexual, bisexual, transgender, etc.) movement, or queer theory.
Where does postqueer come from?: From post- + queer.

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