Meaning of QUEER
| Pronunciation: | | kweer
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- [n] offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
- [adj] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
- [adj] homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
- [adj] (informal) not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
- [v] put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- [v] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
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| | Synonyms: | | baffle, bilk, cross, curious, endanger, expose, fag, faggot, fagot, fairy, fishy, foil, frustrate, funny, gay, homophile(a), homosexual, nance, odd, pansy, peculiar, peril, poof, poove, pouf, queen, questionable, rum, rummy, scotch, scupper, shady, singular, spoil, strange, suspect, suspicious, thwart, unusual |
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| | See Also: | | affect, bear on, bear upon, compromise, dash, disappoint, double cross, forbid, foreclose, forestall, gay man, impact, let down, preclude, prevent, ruin, shirtlifter, short-circuit, subject, touch, touch on | |
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| | Definition: | | Queer
An informative study of the contributions that homosexuals have made to modern life examines the achievements of gay men and lesbians--including Derek Jarman, Sappho, Harvey Milk, Pat Califia, Audre Lorde, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Djuna Barnes, and many others, in a collection of essays, commentary, and photographs. Original. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Queer\, v. t. [From {Queer}, a.]
1. To puzzle. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]
2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally. [Slang]
3. To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to
throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [Slang]
\Queer\, a. [Compar. {Queerer}; superl. {Queerest}.] [G.
quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf. querkopf a queer fellow),
{OHG}. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to D. dvars, AS,
[thorn]weorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel. [thorn]verr thwart,
transverse, Goth. [thorn]wa[`i]rhs angry, and perh. to L.
torqyere to twist, and E. through. Cf. {Torture}, {Through},
{Thwart}, a.]
1. At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in
some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular;
strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. `` A queer
look.'' --W. Irving.
2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer
transaction. [Colloq.]
\Queer\, n.
Counterfeit money. [Slang]
{To shove the queer}, to put counterfeit money in
circulation. [Slang]
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