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[UK] J. Hayes ‘Gayspeak’ Quarterly Journal Speech LXI 256–66: In the social setting people are not only typed by the usual distinctions [...] but by [...] rank within the subculture (queen bee: social arbiter, nelly number: effeminate and insignificant).
at queen bee, n.
[UK] J. Hayes ‘Gayspeak’ Quarterly Journal Speech LXI 256–66: In the social setting people are not only typed by the usual distinctions [...] but by sexual preference (bottom boy: anal receptor, suck queen: fellator).
at bottom boy (n.) under bottom, n.3
[UK] J. Hayes ‘Gayspeak’ Quarterly Journal Speech LXI 256–66: A melodramatic loser [...] is a Stella Dallas. A man who is suspected of actually enjoying his constant misfortune becomes a Camille or a Sarah Bernhardt.
at stella dallas, n.
[UK] J. Hayes ‘Gayspeak’ Quarterly Journal Speech LXI 256–66: Queen [...] may be used to build a limitless series of images: to describe sexual preferences – dinge queen (one who prefers blacks), size queen (one who likes men with large penises).
at dinge queen (n.) under dinge, adj.
[UK] J. Hayes ‘Gayspeak’ Quarterly Journal Speech LXI 256–66: In his white levis and jacket just posing up a storm.
at pose off, v.
[UK] J. Hayes ‘Gayspeak’ Quarterly Journal Speech LXI 256–66: Queen [...] may be used to build a limitless series of images: [...] queen mother (older man who serves as counselor or social arbiter).
at queen mother (n.) under queen, n.
[UK] J. Hayes ‘Gayspeak’ Quarterly Journal Speech LXI 256–66: Queen [...] may be used to build a limitless series of images: to describe sexual preference [...] or as an all-purpose term of derogation Queen Mary (large or fat).
at queen Mary (n.) under queen, n.
[UK] J. Hayes ‘Gayspeak’ Quarterly Journal Speech LXI 256–66: Queen [...] may be used to build a limitless series of images: to describe sexual preferences – dinge queen (one who prefers blacks), size queen (one who likes men with large penises).
at size queen (n.) under size, n.3
[UK] J. Hayes ‘Gayspeak’ Quarterly Journal Speech LXI 256–66: In the social setting people are not only typed by the usual distinctions [...] but by sexual preference (bottom boy: anal receptor, suck queen: fellator).
at suck queen (n.) under suck, n.3
[UK] J. Hayes ‘Gayspeak’ Quarterly Journal Speech LXI 256–66: Queen [...] may be used to build a limitless series of images: [...] queen of tarts (a pimp for hustlers).
at queen of tarts (n.) under tart, n.
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