Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queenie

/ˈkwiːni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: quee-nie
IPA: /ˈkwiːni/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from English.

noun

An effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address).

Colloquial

noun

The queen scallop.

British usage

Example Sentences

"George sat down. Queenie got up. 'Could I have some money to buy a birthday present for somebody?' she asked."
"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."
"There are no closed seasons for queenies or restrictions on fishing time or catches."

Etymology

From queen + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: queen

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkwiːni/

Usage

Colloquial
British usage

Inflected Forms

queenies (plural)

Homonyms

queeny

Rhymes With

bikini genie sweeney martini lamborghini mussolini teeny zucchini mancini jeannie houdini cassini

Questions

How do you pronounce queenie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwiːni/.
What does queenie mean?: A female given name from English.
Where does queenie come from?: From queen + -ie.

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