closet queen
noun
,
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual male who denies his homosexuality to himself or keeps it hidden from others.
Origin
1965-70;
closet
(in the sense of ‘secret’) +
queen
(in the sense of ‘male homosexual’)
British Dictionary definitions for
closet queen
closet queen
noun
1.
(
informal
) a man who is homosexual but does not admit the fact
Slang definitions & phrases for
closet queen
closet queen
noun phrase
A secret male homosexual
(1960s+)