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quean noun. [kwi:n]
[Old English cwene = Old Saxon cwena (Dutch kween barren cow), Old High German quena, quina, Old Norse kvenna, kvinna (genit. pl. kona), Gothic qino woman from Germanic, from Indo-European base repr. by Greek gune woman. Cf. QUEEN noun.]
Orig. gen., a woman, a female. Later, a bold or impudent woman, a hussy; spec. a prostitute. arch. exc. Scot. OE.
A young woman, a girl, esp. of a healthy and robust appearance. Scot. LME.
A male homosexual of effeminate appearance. Cf. QUEEN noun 9. slang. M20.