"kween" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kweens [plural], kweenz [plural]
Etymology: From queen. Etymology templates: {{m|en|queen}} queen Head templates: {{en-noun|kweens|kweenz}} kween (plural kweens or kweenz)
  1. (LGBT slang) A queen. Tags: slang Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-kween-en-noun-7FGN1GWX Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
  2. (humorous) Pronunciation spelling of queen. Tags: alt-of, humorous, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: queen
    Sense id: en-kween-en-noun-g4Ky3tQI Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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