queen of spades

English

A queen of spades (sense 1) playing card
A woman with a queen of spades tattoo (sense 2)

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Noun

queen of spades (plural queens of spades)

  1. (card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.
    Synonym: (colloquial, vulgar, used in the game of hearts) bitch
    Coordinate terms: queen of clubs, queen of diamonds, queen of hearts
  2. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (neologism, slang) A non-black woman with a sexual preference for black men.
    Coordinate term: queen of hearts

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