дрэг-квин

Russian

Alternative forms

  • драг-кви́н (drag-kvín)

Etymology

Borrowed from English drag queen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [drɛk ˈkvʲin]

Noun

дрэг-кви́н • (drɛg-kvínm anim (genitive дрэг-кви́на, nominative plural дрэг-кви́ны, genitive plural дрэг-кви́нов)

  1. drag queen (person, usually male, who dresses up in women's clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance)
    Synonym: дрэг-короле́ва (drɛg-koroléva)
    Coordinate term: дрэг-ки́нг (drɛg-kíng)

Declension

Further reading

  • дрэг-квин in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru