queer

[queer]

Queer originally just meant "weird," but it's unfortunately evolved into an offensive term for "homosexual."

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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.

Noun
offensive terms for an openly homosexual man

Verb
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

Verb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

Adjective S.
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"; "wh

Adjective S.
homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

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Adjective S.
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"


a.
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.
Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction.

n.
Counterfeit money.


Queer

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, þweorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel. þverr thwart, transverse, Goth. þwa'8drhs 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

Queer, n. Counterfeit money. [Slang] To shove the queer, to put counterfeit money in circulation. [Slang]

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.

Counterfeit money.

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Usage Examples

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful, I think it has to be a combination of a good story, it has to be funny, and it also needs to be packed with useful information.

I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

When Queer Eye hit, the church told my mom they were praying for me. She said, God loves him too. And I support him 100 percent.

Technology... is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other.

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