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- adjective slang Like a
queen ;effeminately homosexual .
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Examples
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The revival hands the lead over to Sean Hayes, best known as the queeny Jack on Will & Grace.
Straight Jacket 2010
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The revival [of Promises, Promises] hands the lead over to Sean Hayes, best known as the queeny Jack on
Queerty ryant 2010
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How could somebody who was "queeny" in Will & Grace be believable in Promises, Promises?
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Everyone knows there will be people like Mr. Setoodeh who will not be able to resist calling you too "queeny" or too "butch" to be believable playing a straight person.
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Daniel talks about how his drag queen didn't want anything over the top or 'queeny' so the poor dude was hamstrung before he began.
Listen to Tim Gunn! Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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"But the offense I take to this article, and your decision to publish it, is not really even related to my profession or my work with Hayes or Jonathan Groff (also singled out in the article as too 'queeny' to play 'straight')".
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Americans who, if this article is to be believed, should only identify themselves as "queeny" people (a word used by Setoodeh in the article) who stand at the back of the bus and embrace an outdated decades old stereotype.
Just Jared 2010
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An apology should also be issued to all gay readers of the magazine … steelworkers, parents, accountants, doctors, etc … proud hardworking Americans who, if this article is to be believed, should only identify themselves as "queeny" people (a word used by Setoodeh in the article) who stand at the back of the bus and embrace an outdated decades old stereotype.
Pajiba 2010
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The AP told me that Tyra was looking for someone who was a bit more "queeny" to participate in "Gay Town", a reality experience for
Gawker: Defamer 2009
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An interesting description, and when you consider that Gray was quite possibly gay, conjures up a particularly queeny image.
The Snark of Our Elders Hal Duncan 2010
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