Noun / Verb | Social Order / Behaviour
Encyclopedia of British Slang
QUEUE
Noun / Verb | Neutral | Social Order / Behaviour
QUEUE Pronunciation: /kju?/ Part of Speech: Noun / Verb Severity Level: Neutral Category: Social Order / Behaviour
Core Definition
Queue means:
Line of waiting people
To wait in orderly fashion
Linguistic Origins
From French queue, meaning tail.
Adopted into English in the 15th century.
Deeply embedded in British identity.
Usage Contexts
Public:
Join the queue.
Verb:
Queue up.
It reflects patience.
Emotional Register
Orderly.
Culturally loaded.
Final Assessment
Queue captures British social discipline.
Visibly.
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Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
