Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drag king

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: drag k-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, usually female, who dresses up in men's clothing, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Part of an ongoing ethnography of an imperial sovereign court I am undertaking, this chapter explores the world of the lesbian drag king and the gendered performance she undertakes in this realm."

Etymology

From drag (“men's clothing worn by women”) + king, by analogy with drag queen. First use appears c. 1954 in the newspaper National City News (California).

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

drag kings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

drag queen

Questions

What does drag king mean?: A person, usually female, who dresses up in men's clothing, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.
Where does drag king come from?: From drag (“men's clothing worn by women”) + king, by analogy with drag queen. First use appears c. 1954 in the newspaper National City News (California).

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