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View synonyms for closet queen

closet queen

[ kloz-it kween ]

noun

, Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay man who denies his sexual orientation to himself or keeps it hidden from others.


closet queen

noun

  1. informal.
    a man who is homosexual but does not admit the fact
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of closet queen1

First recorded in 1965–70; closet (in the sense “secret”) + queen (in the sense of “gay man”)

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