Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queerling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: queer-ling
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young or immature queer person.

Example Sentences

"There really has been a renaissance of young queerlings, which given the depths of despair of the mid to latish 80's would have been hard to predict. We're not going away and now even the media cannot completely ignore that fact either."
"When I was just a queerling, I once asked my dad if Tommy Tune was gay (Dad and I are both fans - don't ask). Dad replied, "Well son, if he isn't he sure missed a good opportunity.""
"It was then that I saw how life could be if you let it happen. It was a revelation to me, though I was hardly the first queerling to find his heart in the midst of a theater troupe."

Etymology

From queer + -ling.

Inflected Forms

queerlings (plural)

Synonyms

baby queer

Questions

What does queerling mean?: A young or immature queer person.
Where does queerling come from?: From queer + -ling.

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