Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. an ear.

1932		‘P.P.’ Rhy. Sl.
1935		A.J. Pollock Und. Speaks.
1960		J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
1979		R. Barker Fletcher’s Book of Rhy. Sl. 6: Kings / King Lears / Ears.
2002		D. Shaw ‘Dead Beard’ at www.asstr.org 🌐 I can’t believe my king lears: what a pile of ben cartwright!

2. a male homosexual [queer n. (6)].

1960		J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
1965		(con. 1940s) B. Behan Confessions 127: Jeus told Frasier that the United States navy dismissed King Lears, known as homosexuals, the minute they caught them on.
1972		Dodson & Saczek Dict. of Cockney Rhy. Sl.
2002		B. Kirkpatrick Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl.

3. a tear.

2018

I. Welsh Dead Man’s Trousers [41]: Fuck sake, now it’s me fighting back the King Lears here!