slay queen

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English

Etymology

From the encouraging imperative utterance "slay, queen!"; see the slang terms slay (to amaze or stun by excellence) and queen (a female ruler).

Noun

slay queen (plural slay queens)

  1. (Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Zambia, South Africa, derogatory) A young female gold digger who is active on social media and pretends to afford a lavish partying lifestyle.
    • 2018, Melusi Tshabalala, Melusi's Everyday Zulu: There is um'Zulu in all of us:
      Isukile [] means 'it has moved' or 'it is off'. [] In this context, isukile is akin to the Afrikaans 'hier kom kak' (a shitstorm is brewing). [] When a slay queen sees a Nigerian buy a bottle of champagne. Isukile.