drag king
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drag king
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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).
noun drag kings
- 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.
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noun female who dresses up in men's clothing
| Português | drag king |
|---|---|
| Français | drag king |
| Русский | дрэг-ки́нг drɛg-kíng |
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title = {drag king},
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