RuPaul's Drag Race terminology on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
A number of
Slang terms used on the series have included:
A number of slang
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terms have been used on ''Drag Race
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''. Some terms in the list already existed within drag culture, but were more widely popularized by their use on various iterations of the show, while others originated within the franchise itself. During his 2018 appearance on ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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'', RuPaul described some of the show's terminology to host Stephen Colbert
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.
List of terms and definitions
Slang terms used on the series have included:
See also
*LGBT slang
LGBT slang, LGBT speak, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBT people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBT community identify themselv ...
* List of LGBT slang terms
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References
External links
* {{Drag RaceTerminology
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LGBT slang