womana

English

Etymology

Alteration of woman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wʊˈmɑːnə/

Noun

womana (plural womanas)

1. (drag slang) An extremely feminine woman.
   • 2018 November 8, Tom Rasmussen, “Pearl of wisdom: the iconic drag queen offers her thoughts on beauty”, in Dazed Digital‎^[1], London: Dazed Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-12:

     You might know her [Pearl Liaison] as the runner-up of season seven, but since leaving the show she's become the creator of an iconic YouTube channel which both venerates and undermines the classic tutorial format. In one, she goes full womana, before dragging herself older by 80 years; in another, she introduces Roxanne -- the all singing, all smoking international bachelorette: "right now, I've been sober for fourteen hours, and... it's goin' okay... still smoking, but you've got to start somewhere."

   • 2019 June 20, Sam Damshenas, quoting Valentina, “Drag Race star Valentina opens up about her non-binary identity in her most vulnerable interview to date”, in Gay TImes‎^[2], London: Gay Times Ltd, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-13:

     With someone like Monét, who's known for being a really great performer and a lip sync assassin, I was like, 'Girl, don't even try me when it comes to being sexy. I am gonna give WOMANA!' And then crazy Tammie Brown at the end.

   • 2020 June 30, Ernesto Macias, quoting Naomi Smalls, “Drag Superstar Naomi Smalls Invites Us to Smell the Fantasy”, in Interview‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: Interview, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-31:

     This is like trying to be more of a womana, with the hairlined wig and muted make up, and a lot of body on top of it.

   • 2022 April 20, Brianna Wheeler, “The Five Best Cannabis Accessories Created by Local Femme-Identifying Artisans”, in Willamette Week‎^[4], volume 48, number 24, Portland, O.R.: City of Roses Media Company, archived from the original on 2023-06-08, page 17:

     That change has manifested in these six canna-companies, which have eschewed the established THC-driven, heavy-lidded, mostly white and male stoner archetype for something arguably truer to the cannabis plant entirely—big womana energy.