What does drag-queenese mean?
Drag-queenese means (rare) The jargon used by drag queens..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) The jargon used by drag queens..
With quick shifts in and out of dialect, Rameau is able to speak French in an African-American accent, switch into East Village English, and then suddenly drawl some of the best drag-queenese heard this side of Union […]
When such events befell him, Dooni would simply disappear for a few days, returning to tell his friends he had been “on location, filming a movie,” Los Angeles drag-queenese for doing jail time.
Pleasant wedding chitchat. I turned to tell Shona that “hunty” was drag-queenese for friend or comrade, but she'd already scurried off.
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Drag-queenese means (rare) The jargon used by drag queens..
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With quick shifts in and out of dialect, Rameau is able to speak French in an African-American accent, switch into East Village English, and then suddenly drawl some of the best drag-queenese heard this side of Union […]
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