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Drag queens in Esperanto?

de erinja, 3 noiembrie 2009

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erinja (Arată profil) 3 noiembrie 2009, 03:48:25

I figure if people can ask zombie questions, I can ask a drag queen question. Who can come up with the best Esperanto term for "drag queen"? The famous song by Kore uses the English term.

You can listen to the Kore song (and read its strangely depressing lyrics) here

Second question - Who can come up with the best funny (or punny!) name for an Esperanto-speaking drag queen?

ceigered (Arată profil) 3 noiembrie 2009, 07:06:32

Tirregxino, or maybe more seriously Hominicxo.

EDIT: (I didn't realise how serious my first suggestion looked - needless to say "tirregxino" would be the "queen of dragging" lango.gif)

mnlg (Arată profil) 3 noiembrie 2009, 08:30:44

erinja:Who can come up with the best Esperanto term for "drag queen"?
A direct translation would be trenreĝino aŭ trenestrino, but I'd find another term.

My proposal: gejego

Both simple and extreme at the same time, can sound funny or mocking depending on context, and should be easily pronouncable.
Who can come up with the best funny (or punny!) name for an Esperanto-speaking drag queen?
My proposal: Verda ŝvelo

Works better if the person's underpants are green.

Rogir (Arată profil) 3 noiembrie 2009, 09:53:39

I would say travestantego.

ceigered (Arată profil) 3 noiembrie 2009, 11:02:53

mnlg:My proposal: Verda ŝvelo
What's a ŝvelo?

gyrus (Arată profil) 3 noiembrie 2009, 19:03:28

mnlg:
My proposal: gejego
Because that's not gross stereotyping.

Lunombrulino (Arată profil) 3 noiembrie 2009, 19:43:11

Generally speaking, drag queens and transvestites are rarely homosexual, and words suggesting such would be inappropriate.

The use of the word "queen" here suggests somebody who overdoes the situation. This is the primary difference between a drag queen and a transvestite. A drag queen uses outrageous womens clothes as props and then goes overboard, overacting the fem role. This is also the use of the word queen in Drama Queen. Overacting in order to draw attenion.

My suggestion might be trotrompinulo. Or maybe just trompinulo.

As to a drag queen who speaks Esperanto, I would simply say, "tre inteligenta trotrompinulo."

Miland (Arată profil) 3 noiembrie 2009, 20:13:52

How about Priscilano? (I haven't seen the film BTW, so this is only a joke).

mnlg (Arată profil) 3 noiembrie 2009, 20:23:26

Lunombrulino:Generally speaking, drag queens and transvestites are rarely homosexual, and words suggesting such would be inappropriate.
I admit I wasn't aware of that; I hope it was clear enough that I had no intention of offending anyone.

Anyway in light of this new information I withdraw my proposal, and I submit trovestulo or brilvestulo.

adrideo (Arată profil) 3 noiembrie 2009, 20:44:43

Lunombrulino:
As to a drag queen who speaks Esperanto, I would simply say, "tre inteligenta trotrompinulo."
ridulo.gif

Of course, we need a term for drag kings too. Trotrompvirulo? Although I've never seen a king I'd describe as "tro"...

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