Phrase guide

scream queen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskɹiːm kwiːn/
  • General-American: /ˈskɹim kwin/
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noun

Meaning 1

An actress who appears in several horror films.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кралица на ужаса (kralica na užasa) — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尖叫女王 (jiānjiào nǚwáng) — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Dutch: scream queen — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Finnish: kauhutähti — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • French: scream queen — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • German: Scream-Queen — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Hebrew: מַלְכָּה הַצְעָקָה (malká hats'aká) — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Italian: regina dell'urlo — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Japanese: 絶叫クイーン (zekkyō-kuīn) — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Lithuanian: riksmo karalienė — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Persian: ملکه جیغ (maleke jiġ) — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Polish: królowa krzyku — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Polish: scream queen — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Portuguese: rainha do grito — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Russian: короле́ва кри́ка (koroléva kríka) — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Spanish: reina del grito — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Ukrainian: короле́ва вереща́ння (koroléva vereščánnja) — actress who appears in several horror movies
  • Vietnamese: nữ hoàng la hét — actress who appears in several horror movies