drag king en · NOUN
Etymology
From drag (“men's clothing worn by women”) + king, by analogy with drag queen. First use appears c. 1954 in the newspaper National City News (California).
Meanings
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(colloquial) A person, usually female, who dresses up in men's clothing, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.
Part of an ongoing ethnography of an imperial sovereign court I am undertaking, this chapter explores the world of the lesbian drag king and the gendered performance she undertakes in this realm.
1973, Abstracts in Anthropology, volume 4, Google Books
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drag kings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
eo reĝiĉjo (female who dresses up in men's clothing) · eo dragreĝo (female who dresses up in men's clothing) · pl drag king (female who dresses up in men's clothing) · fr drag king (female who dresses up in men's clothing) · pt drag king (female who dresses up in men's clothing) · hu férfiimitátor (female who dresses up in men's clothing) · ru дрэг-ки́нг (female who dresses up in men's clothing) · ka დრაგ-კინგი (female who dresses up in men's clothing)