Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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drag queen, n. 1. an effeminate homosexual who prefers to dress as a woman; sometimes as a professional female impersonator. 2. a female impersonator. 3. in fig. use, as a general insult.
queen, see also under quean.
queen, n. 1. as a heterosexual woman. (7 subsenses) 2. as a male homosexual . (5 subsenses)
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queen, v. 1. to pursue women. 2. to act in an effeminate manner; to pose ostentatiously . 3. in sadomasochism, squatting over someone's face and possibly defecating, urinating, demanding anlingus, etc.
-queen, sfx 1.  a combining form indicating a female enthusiast or a woman that is the best at something (cf. -king sfx). 2.  a combining form indicating a male homosexual enthusiast.
His Majesty’s bad bargain, n. a worthless soldier; a malingerer; a soldier jailed in a civilian prison; cites 1801 + 1843 refer to an officer in the East India Company.
queen drag (n.) see drag queen n.
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queen Mary (n.) an obese gay man.
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queen mother (n.) an older homosexual man.
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Queen’s boarding house (n.) a prison.
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Queens’ Row (n.) 1.  the Public Gardens, Boston, Massachusetts. 2.  a section of the prison where homosexual inmates have their cells.
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queen for a day (n.) 1.  an ostensibly heterosexual married man, who has sex with men and then returns home. 2. ‘in the American legal system, an agreement that a party who wishes to explore cooperation with investigators or the prosecution may proffer his proposed account on the government’s commitment that his proffered statements will not be offered in evidence against him’ (former prosecutor J. Gibbons, personal comm.).
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queen of Scotch (n.) an alcoholic gay man.
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queen of spades (n.) see under spade n.
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Queen’s arse (n.) a prison.
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queen’s head (n.) a postage stamp.
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queen’s picture (n.) money; orig. coins, currently notes.
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queen’s tears (n.) alcohol, usu. gin.
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queen of tarts (n.) see under tart n.
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queen’s hard bargain (n.) see His Majesty’s bad bargain n.
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queen’s gold medal (n.) a shilling (5p).
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Queen Anne’s fan, n.
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queen bee, n. 1. in gay uses . (2 subsenses) 2.  the woman with the largest breasts in a group. 3. a powerful and admired female inmate .
Queen Bess, n. in cards, the queen of clubs.
Queen Dick, n.
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Queen Elizabeth, n. paper money, esp. a $20 note.
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Queen Elizabeth’s motel a prison.
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queenie, n. 1. an affectionate nickname used of ‘a fat woman trying to walk young’ (Ware) . 2.  a derog. name for an effeminate male homosexual . 3.  a young woman. 4.  a prostitute.
queenie, adj. see queeny adj.
queening, n. sitting on a man’s face, so that his mouth and nose are covered with one’s anus.
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