queenie

/ˈkwiːni/

Etymology

From queen + -ie.

name

  1. A female given name from English.“George sat down. Queenie got up. 'Could I have some money to buy a birthday present for somebody?' she asked.”

noun

  1. An effeminate man; a male homosexual (especially as a term of address).“He looks like Eddie Izzard gone too far and sounds a little like Rod Steiger's queenie turn in No Way to Treat a Lady.”
  2. The queen scallop.“There are no closed seasons for queenies or restrictions on fishing time or catches.”