mop squeezer

English

Etymology

Attested from 1949 in the US.[1] Possibly a reference to the scepter held by some queens (e.g., the queen of spades in the English deck).

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Noun

mop squeezer (plural mop squeezers)

  1. (slang) A queen (the playing card).

References
  1. Eric Partridge (2005), “mop squeezer”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1321.

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