Queenie

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkwiːni/
• Rhymes: -iːni

Alternative forms

• queeny

Origin

From queen + -ie.

Full definition of queenie

Noun

1. (colloquial) An effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address). from 20th c.
• 2001, Rod Mackie, The Guardian, 1 Jun 2001: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.
2. (UK) The queen scallop. from 20th c.