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Idiom

Nubian queen

Meaning

A woman of African heritage, usually a conceited or unpleasant one.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“She acts like a total Nubian queen around the office.”

“Everyone avoids the breakroom when she is there, because she acts like a real Nubian queen.”

“Despite her lack of actual authority, she carries herself like a Nubian queen and expects everyone to cater to her whims.”

Examples

simple

“She acts like a total Nubian queen around the office.”

contextual

“Everyone avoids the breakroom when she is there, because she acts like a real Nubian queen.”

complex

“Despite her lack of actual authority, she carries herself like a Nubian queen and expects everyone to cater to her whims.”

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