Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queeny

/ˈkwiːni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: quee-ny
IPA: /ˈkwiːni/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a (royal) queen; queenly; queenish.

Informal

adj

Like a queen; effeminately homosexual.

Slang

Example Sentences

"1975-1976, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Neither J nor I have been harassed for being fags, etc, and it really is amazing how many queeny men there are just mingling in the masses all over! Even saw an outrageous bull dyke on the bus."
"A loud button-down shirt with an eye-searing print of orange and red flowers ($49.99) would only be right for the brilliant, queeny comedian Paul Lynde if he were still alive."

Etymology

From queen + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: queen

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkwiːni/

Usage

Inflected Forms

queenier (comparative) queeniest (superlative)

Homonyms

queenie

Rhymes With

bikini genie sweeney martini lamborghini teeny beanie zucchini gini santorini feeney queenie

Questions

How do you pronounce queeny?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwiːni/.
What does queeny mean?: Like a (royal) queen; queenly; queenish.
Where does queeny come from?: From queen + -y.

How to pronounce queeny

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