Queer-coding is a term used to say that characters were given traits/behaviors to suggest they are not heterosexual/cisgender, without the character being outright confirmed to have a queer identity.
Queer coding is used in media when a character is given traits or behaviors that suggest their queerness without any outright confirmation.
by onionwings March 23, 2021
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1. When a fictional character in media is given heterosexual or cisgender traits, while not having a confirmed sexuality.
2. When a celebrity uses subtle references through the clothes they wear, their lyrics (artists), their work (etc.), etc, to communicate with the LGBTQ+ community when they are usually not permitted to come out publically yet.
1. When a fictional character in media is given heterosexual or cisgender traits, while not having a confirmed sexuality.
2. When a celebrity uses subtle references through the clothes they wear, their lyrics (artists), their work (etc.), etc, to communicate with the LGBTQ+ community when they are usually not permitted to come out publically yet.
1. "I honestly think Wylan is queer coding in chapter 11"
2. "When someone wears the brand Polari, that is basically them screaming at you that they are gay. Seriously can they queer code any louder?"
2. "When someone wears the brand Polari, that is basically them screaming at you that they are gay. Seriously can they queer code any louder?"
by Eliseloveslouis August 17, 2021
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usually a "popular" chavy girl who spent her whole life planning out how she was going to sleep her way into being prom queen!
at six... "i'm gonna ave a pink dwess and be home coming queen"
at 13... "if i sleep with the football team i'll have there votes... do i have to sleep with all of them"
at 16... "like omg i did it and only slept with half the boys in our skool!!!"
or could turn out as... "like omg you cow thats my crown bitch give it here!!!"
at 13... "if i sleep with the football team i'll have there votes... do i have to sleep with all of them"
at 16... "like omg i did it and only slept with half the boys in our skool!!!"
or could turn out as... "like omg you cow thats my crown bitch give it here!!!"
by ..::fran::.. July 23, 2006
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