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trap queen
What does trap queen mean?
Originating in drug slang, a trap queen is a strong, loyal woman, often used in hip-hop and black culture.
Where does trap queen come from?
Examples of trap queen
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Who uses trap queen?
As Fetty Wap’s use suggests, trap queen can also be used an affectionate term for a person’s “rock” and by some black women, including a self-styled trap feminist, as a form of self-empowerment and agency. The male counterpart to a trap queen is a trap king.
A trap queen can also refer to a woman who is very knowledgeable about or skilled in trap music, which genre, as noted, takes its name from its association with drug-dealing traps.
Unrelated is the derogatory term trap queen, which insults transgender people, especially transgender women, who “pass” as cisgender. With queen being a slang term for a “homosexual,” the trap in this trap queen comes from the offensive misconception that transgender or nonbinary people are deceiving, or “trapping,” cisgender people.
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