Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drag-queenese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drag-quee-nese
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon used by drag queens.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With quick shifts in and out of dialect, Rameau is able to speak French in an African-American accent, switch into East Village English, and then suddenly drawl some of the best drag-queenese heard this side of Union […]"
"When such events befell him, Dooni would simply disappear for a few days, returning to tell his friends he had been “on location, filming a movie,” Los Angeles drag-queenese for doing jail time."
"Pleasant wedding chitchat. I turned to tell Shona that “hunty” was drag-queenese for friend or comrade, but she'd already scurried off."

Etymology

From drag queen + -ese.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does drag-queenese mean?: The jargon used by drag queens.
Where does drag-queenese come from?: From drag queen + -ese.

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