closet queen

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noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual male who denies his homosexuality to himself or keeps it hidden from others.

Origin of closet queen

1965–70; closet (in the sense of ‘secret’) + queen (in the sense of ‘male homosexual’)

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Related Words for closet queen

queen, cross-dresser, fruitcake, transvestite

British Dictionary definitions for closet queen

closet queen

noun

informal a man who is homosexual but does not admit the fact

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