snow queen

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Meaning · English

A black gay man who prefers to have relations with white men.

Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

You have a lot of people of color here who have problems with their own racial identity. What we in the Black homosexual community term "snow queens." There's lots of them here who will not even speak to you, who will look right through you like you don't even exist, and consider association with wh

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “snow queen” mean?

A black gay man who prefers to have relations with white men.

Is “snow queen” formal or informal?

snow queen is generally derogatory, slang.