"fishy queen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fishy queens [plural]
Etymology: From fishy (“appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|fishy|t=appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman}} fishy (“appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fishy queen (plural fishy queens)
  1. (LGBT slang) A drag queen who adopts a particularly feminine appearance. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-fishy_queen-en-noun-gigz~DGS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality

Inflected forms

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