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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

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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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