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drag king

[ drag king ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a performer, typically one who was assigned female at birth, whose act involves a stylized and exaggerated interpretation of masculinity that plays with stereotypical gender themes.


drag king

noun

  1. a female who dresses as a man and impersonates male characteristics for public entertainment
  2. slang.
    a female transvestite
“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 drag king1

First recorded in 1970–75; by analogy with drag queen ( def )

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