ˌQueen of ˈHearts, the

1. a character in the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, who is known for ordering people’s heads to be cut off, by saying ‘Off with his head!’ ⇒ Alice in Wonderland

2. a character from a nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for young children): The Queen of Hearts, she baked some tarts, /All on a summer’s day; / The Knave of Hearts, he stole the tarts, /And took them clean away.

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