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- [kween]
- /kwin/
- /kwiːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kween]
- /kwin/
Definitions of quean word
- noun quean an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy. 1
- noun quean a prostitute. 1
- noun quean British Dialect. a girl or young woman, especially a robust one. 1
- noun quean An impudent or ill-behaved girl or woman. 1
- noun quean a boisterous, impudent, or disreputable woman 0
- noun quean a prostitute; whore 0
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Origin of quean
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English quene, Old English cwene; cognate with Middle Dutch quene, kone, Old Saxon, Old High German quena, Gothic qino < Germanic *kwenōn-; akin to Old English cwēn woman, queen
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Parts of speech for Quean
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quean popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
quean usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quean
noun quean
- tramp — to tread or walk with a firm, heavy, resounding step.
- whore — a person who engages in promiscuous sex for money; prostitute.
- bimbo — If someone calls a young woman a bimbo, they think that although she is pretty she is rather stupid.
- floozy — a gaudily dressed, usually immoral woman, especially a prostitute.
- harlot — a prostitute; whore.
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