adjective General Slang

fierce

· adjective · drag

Intense, fearless, confident style — a ballroom term of approval.

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High praise in ballroom and drag for someone serving intensity, confidence and fearless style. To be fierce is to command the room with zero apology. The word leaked into mainstream pop culture (Tyra, Beyoncé) but its roots are Black and Latino queer ballroom.

“She walked out in that look and the whole panel just went 'fierce.'”
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fierce In A Sentence

She walked out in that look and the whole panel just went 'fierce.'

Origin & Usage

Black and Latino queer ballroom slang; later absorbed into mainstream fashion and pop culture.

Variants fierceness

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