bean queen
gay slang Discretion must be used with both instances of this term since it can be construed as being either derogatory or a celebration of self-identification.
1. A Hispanic or Mexican homosexual male. I like hanging out with fellow bean queens, because we can relate to each other through our culture and our sexual identification.
2. A non-Hispanic homosexual male who is primarily attracted to Hispanic men. I do tend to date mostly Hispanic men, so I suppose you could call me a bit of a bean queen.
beauty queen
A woman who has won, or looks as if she could win, a beauty pageant. When that beauty queen walked in, everyone's heads turned. My college roommate was beauty queen, you know. Yeah, she won some local pageants and was a finalist to be Miss America! There's no way that beauty queen over by the bar would talk to dorks like us!
bio queen
A performance artist whose sex is biologically female but who performs in the exaggerated style and dress of a male drag queen. Also known as a faux queen. To be honest, that bio queen's performance was so good that I couldn't tell her apart from the drag queens. As a bio queen, I was a little nervous to be performing, but I got a great response from the crowd. Oh, I'll get up there and do another number, for sure—being a bio queen doesn't mean I love the stage any less than a drag queen!
drag queen
A man who wears the clothing and assumes the demeanor of a woman, typically as part of an exaggerated performance piece. A well-known drag queen around the state, he has become an increasingly vocal advocate for gay rights across the country. Good luck getting that drag queen off the stage when he's performing—he was pretty much born for the spotlight. Mom, he's a drag queen—that's why his makeup is so flamboyant. It's not supposed to be what you'd wear to, say, the office!
drama queen
A person (usually a female) who is given to having exaggerated or disproportionate emotional reactions to relatively minor events or situations. Since I was an only child, my mother tended to be a bit of a drama queen about anything happening in my life. Ah, don't be such a drama queen, Tom, they're not going to fire you for a simple mistake like that. Oh, you're fine—don't be a drama queen about a little cut.
hangar queen
1. An aircraft that spends more time being serviced or requiring maintenance than it does flying. The new stealth jet was a promising addition to the Air Force's fleet, but due to its frequent breakdowns, it has proved to be more of a hangar queen than a useful plane. They're servicing that plane again? Boy, that thing's become a real hangar queen, huh? I'm not surprised you're getting strange readings from that hangar queen. I can't remember the last time it successfully made it up in the air!
2. An airplane that is permanently grounded so that its parts may be used to repair other aircraft. I loved my first plane, but as I began buying more, it became a mere hangar queen to replace the parts of the newer ones. A: "You don't take this gal out for fun anymore?" B: "Oh no, she's the hangar queen that keeps my other planes going." Luckily, I was able to replace this part with one from the hangar queen, so we're back in business!
live like a queen
To have a luxurious lifestyle, in which one's every need or desire is satisfied. Typically said of or by a woman. She eventually sold all her stock in the company and lived like a queen for the rest of her years. Me and my girlfriends are taking a luxury cruise next month. We're going to live like queens for two whole weeks!
queen it over (one)
To arrogantly assert superiority over one. Said almost exclusively of a woman. OK, yes, you beat me—now quit queening it over me. After her appearance in the film, she started queening it over everyone in class.
queen up
1. Of a man, to wear makeup or dress in feminine clothing. Derived from the term "drag queen." (Each of these usages could be considered offensive, depending on the context of how they are being used, and by whom.) I have to dress pretty conservatively during the week for my work, but I love getting queened up on the weekend.
2. Of a man, to dress or behave in a stereotypically homosexual manner. Derived from the term "drag queen." Coming out was just about being true to a part of who I am. I'm not going to start queening up or anything all of a sudden.
3. To dress a man in drag. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "queen" and "up." They queened the actor up a bit to match the flamboyant style of the singer he was playing for the film.
4. To cause or compel a man to act in a more stereotypically homosexual manner. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "queen" and "up." He was always such a well written gay character, though the show's writers queened him up a bit towards the end of the third season.
queen's ransom
An exorbitantly large sum of money. A variant of the more common "king's ransom." I've always wanted to vacation in Hawaii, but the plane tickets cost a queen's ransom. We simply can't afford to pay the queen's ransom they are demanding!
race queen
slang In Japan, a scantily clad young woman who appears at car races, typically performing duties such as waving the race flag and distributing trophies. Are guys really that into car racing, or do they just watch to drool over the race queens? Man, that race queen is gorgeous. But I bet she'd never talk to losers like us.
rice queen
gay slang A non-Asian homosexual male who is primarily attracted to East Asian men. Discretion must be used, as the term can be construed as being either derogatory or a celebration of self-identification. I do tend to date mostly Asian men, so I suppose you could call me a bit of a rice queen.
size queen
slang One whose ideal sexual partner has a large penis. Are you big enough for her? I hear she's a size queen.
speak the Queen's English
To speak the standard, "correct" form of English, as spoken by educated people in Britain. (When the ruling monarch in the United Kingdom is a king, it is typically called "the King's English.") We're friends now, so quit speaking the Queen's English. No need to be so formal! As a professor, you really should speak the Queen's English.
treat (one) like a king/queen
To attend to one with exceptional care; to treat one very well. I can't recommend that hotel highly enough—they treated me like a queen the last time I was there. You get what you pay for with that place. If you've got the cash, they'll treat you like kings.
turn King's/Queen's evidence
To provide evidence in court against other parties involved in the crime for which one has been charged in order to receive a reduced sentence or to avoid prosecution altogether. (Either "King" or "Queen" is used depending on the current ruling monarch.) Primarily heard in UK. Many are speculating that the government aide taken into custody will agree to turn Queen's evidence against the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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